Consequences of a medical emergency among emergency room patients
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2004; 20 (2): 141-5
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ABSTRACT
To study the consequences of a medical emergency among Emergency Room patients, at a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Design:
A questionnaire-based survey Settings Emergency Room of Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Main outcomemeasures:
Consequences of a medical emergency in terms of impact on employment, financial position, family life, social life, recreational life, self-confidence and psyche. A hundred patients were surveyed. Emergency Room patients feel that they will not have a major impact on their job or employment, as a result of the medical emergency but it will have adverse financial consequences. The respondents in our study perceive the consequence of the medical emergency to have a variable impact on their family life, social life, recreation life and self-confidence. It is important to note with concern that a major impact on "Psyche" is expected by the emergency room patients, as a result of a medical emergency We have documented the consequences of a medical emergency among Emergency Room patients, with implications for medical practice and policy makers on health
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Qualité de vie
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Urgences
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Traitement d'urgence
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Année:
2004
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