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KMID : 0378019820250020153
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New Medical Journal
1982 Volume.25 No. 2 p.153 ~ p.162
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Statistical Study on the Emergency Patients
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김학산/Kim, Hak San
김영철/유수웅/김열자/이학중/Kim, Young Cheol/Yoo, Soo Woong/Kim, Yul Ja/Lee, Hak Choong
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Abstract
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Five thousand forty three patients with available data out of total 6, 992 patients who visited the Emergency room of the National Medical Center from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1980, were analyzed in several aspects. The results were as follows;
1. During the contemporary periods, the Emergency patients were 6,992, 3. 1% of total 225, 604 patients who visited Out-Patient department or Emergency room of National Medical Center, and 46% of the Emergency patients were admitted.
2. Socially active persons, ranged from 21 to 50 years in age, occupied more than half of the total Emergency patients and 15. 4% were under 10 of the age.
3. Sixty six percent of the Emergency patients visited within first day after the onset of symptoms and 8.5% of whom did over 7 days.
4. Most of the patients arrived to Emergency room during the every time of the day except mid-night (0-4 O´clock) and early morning, and 70% of whom during P.M. time.
5. Deaths after arrival to Emergency room were 14 cases, 0. 3% of the total Emergency patients.
6. On arrival to Emergency room, 11.9% of patients showed abnormal mental status and 0.9% were in the shock state.
7. The urgent management performed at Emergency room were as follows : Oxygen admin￢istration(12.9%), gastric irrigation (5.5%/), transfusion (3.4%), anti-hypertensive drug administration(3.1%), endotracheal intubation (2.3%), vasopressor administration(1.0%) and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (0. 7%) -
8. Accoring to the Korean Standard Classification of Disease, the most common disease (1 digit system classification) were Injury and Poisoning (32.0%) , Diseases of the Digestive system (17. 1/%), Complications of Pregnancy Childbirth and the Puerperium (10.6%) , Infe￢ctious and Parasitic Diseases, Diseases of the Respiratory system, Diseases of the Circula￢tory system and Neoplasm in order. The patients with accident visited more rapidly than those suffering from chronic diseases.
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