Very poorly scripted study. Thought that the introduction was gratuitous, the statistical analysis sub-standard and the conclusion weird.
Wonder if the writers ever worked in the system. This is what they write in 2009 : " Located in Panjim, Goa Medical College Hospital serves the whole of Goa " !!? In summary: another piece of gratuitous junk related to Goa. jc On Apr 14, 2013, at 6:54 PM, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> wrote: > Article > Medical emergencies in Goa > > Authors: Saddichha Sahoo --- Saxena Mukul > Journal: Indian Journal of Community Medicine ISSN/EISSN: 09700218 19983581 > Year: 2010 Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Pages: 57-62 > Publisher: Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine > > Abstract | Keywords | Fulltext | Export | TOC | > > Abstract > > Background: Most emergencies in Goa arise due to road traffic accidents and > drowning, which have been compounded by the rise in number of recorded > accidents in 2007 to be above 4000. It is believed that 11 people meet with > an accident on Goa's roads every day and this is expected to rise by 10% by > next year. Similar is the case with drownings and other medical > emergencies. We therefore aimed to conduct a cross-sectional survey of > medical emergencies and identify various types of emergencies presenting to > emergency departments. > > Materials and Methods: Using a stratified random sampling design, all > emergencies presenting to the three government hospitals in Goa, which > handle 90% of all emergencies currently, were studied on specially > designed data sheets in order to collect data. Emergency medical > technicians (ETs) were placed in the Casualty Ward of the medical colleges > and they recorded all emergencies on the data sheet. The collected data > were then analyzed for stratification and mapping of emergencies. Results: > GMC Hospital attended to majority of emergencies (62%), which were mainly > of the nature of accidents or assaults (17%) and fever related (17%). Most > emergencies were noncritical and about 1% expired. Maximum emergencies also > presented from Salcette and Bardez, and occurred among young males in the > age group of 19-45 years. Males were also more prone to accidents while > females had pregnancies as emergencies. > > Conclusion: Potential emergency services need to target young males with > higher concentrations required in Salcette in South Goa and Bardez in North > Goa. > > http://doaj.org/doaj?func=fulltext&aId=532245 > > FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 [email protected]
