This study was conducted to analyze the emergency patients with medical-surgical problems of Chungnam National University Hospital from 1978 Jan. to 1980 Dec. . Results through this study were as follows :
1. The total number of patients was 14, 120, sex ratio was 1.64:1 with predominant in male. The number of patients by month was the highest in July with 11. 10%.
2. The number of patients by age showed that the 21?30 years with 31.45% was the highest and the next was 31?40 years with 17.32%.
3. The number of patients by department showed that internal medicine was the highest with 57. 85% and the next was general surgery with 17. 86%.
4. Diseases were classified by the Korean Standard Classification of Diseases. The most common disease was injury and poisoning(45. 85%) followed by gastrointestinal disease (13. 04%) and then next was circulatory disease(8. 65%).
5. After emergency management, 62. 41% among total patients were discharged, 30.64% were admitted, and 4. 14% were dead.
6. Hours of staying at emergency room by department showed that 19.79% amongtotal patients stayed less than one hour, and 26. 88% stayed less than 2 hours.
7. Injury and poisoning among all systemic diseases was the highest with 45.85%, lacer ation(30. 57%), drug intoxication(27. 74% ) and traffic accident (17. 42%) of injury and poisoning showed high frequencies.
Furthermore we would recommend as thus;
In order to practice emergency nursing more efficiently, contents regarding laceration, drug intoxication and traffic accident should be reinforced in adult nursing.
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