Analysis of dead on arrival at emergency department of Patan Hospital

Authors

  • Sumana Bajracharya Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Ashis Shrestha Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Keywords:

dead on arrival, emergency, mortality

Abstract

Introduction: Prehospital care plays an important role in reducing the death on arrival from injuries and critical illnesses. This study is aimed to analyze the prevalence of the patients who were brought dead on arrival at emergency department of Patan hospital.
Method: This is a cross sectional study conducted by reviewing the record of patient who were brought dead to emergency department. The records from 15th June 2017 to 15th May 2018 were analyzed.
Result: Total 48,853 patient visited Patan Hospital emergency department in one year. Out of these patients 98 (20 out of 10,000 patients) had mortality in emergency department while 241 (49 out of 10,000) were dead on arrival to emergency department.
Conclusion: Twice the number of patients are dying on the road compare to inside emergency department.

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Bajracharya, S., & Shrestha, A. (2019). Analysis of dead on arrival at emergency department of Patan Hospital. Journal of General Practice and Emergency Medicine of Nepal, 6(08), 26–29. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/jgpemn/article/view/89750

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 08 (2019)

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Original Articles

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