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Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal

Bhatta, Santosh; Pant, Puspa Raj; Mytton, Julie

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Santosh Bhatta



Abstract

© 2016, Bhatta et al. Background: Injuries are a major public health problem worldwide. Despite increasing morbidity and mortality from injuries in Nepal, it is not recognised in the government’s policy and programmes and few population-based studies have been published. This study describes the usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal. Methods: A retrospective ED-based study was conducted at a governmental hospital in Nepal to review the routinely collected data for 1year (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010). The study was designed to provide cross-sectional data to describe the distribution of injuries by age, gender, ethnic group and injury mechanism. Results: Results showed that twice as many males as females attended the emergency department (14.6 vs. 7.0 per 1000), attendance varied by age with most (39.8%) attendances in young adults of working age and over half of attendances were from just two ethnic groups (Brahmin (26%) and Tamang (25.5%). Road traffic injuries were the most common cause of injury (37.6%). Conclusions: This study therefore showed the feasibility of using routinely collected hospital emergency department data to monitor injury inequalities in Nepal.

Citation

Bhatta, S., Pant, P. R., & Mytton, J. (2016). Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal. International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 2, 2016
Publication Date Dec 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jul 21, 2016
Publicly Available Date Jul 21, 2016
Journal International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Print ISSN 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN 1865-1380
Publisher BioMed Central
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9
Keywords emergency department, unintentional injury, hospital records, Nepal
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/916876
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9

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