Document Type
Article
Department
Family Medicine
Abstract
Objective: 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 outcome measures: Consequences of a medical emergency in terms of impact on employment, financial position, family life, social life, recreational life, self-confidence and psyche.
Results: 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 ìPsycheî is expected by the emergency room patients, as a result of a medical emergency
Conclusion: We have documented the consequences of a medical emergency among Emergency Room patients, with implications for medical practice and policy makers on health
Publication (Name of Journal)
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Recommended Citation
Qidwai, W.,
SS, A.,
Baqir, M.,
Ayub, S.
(2004). Consequences of a medical emergency among emergency room patients. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 20(2), 141-144.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_fam_med/148
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