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Impact of Ramadan on Emergency Department Patients Flow; a Cross-Sectional Study in UAE. 斋月对急诊科病人流量的影响阿联酋的横断面研究。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2020-02-23 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.342
Irma Faruqi, Lateifa Al Mazrouei, Rasha Buhumaid
{"title":"Impact of Ramadan on Emergency Department Patients Flow; a Cross-Sectional Study in UAE.","authors":"Irma Faruqi,&nbsp;Lateifa Al Mazrouei,&nbsp;Rasha Buhumaid","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.342","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is, to Muslims, the holiest month of the year. During this month, young, able-bodied Muslims are commanded to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of the study is to analyze emergency department (ED) patients flow during the holy month of Ramadan and compare it to non-Ramadan days. We hypothesized that Ramadan would affect ED attendance by altering peak hours, and expected a dip in attendance around evening time (after sunset).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, a retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary hospital (2014-2016). The data was strategically separated and patient presence was analyzed year-wise, weekday basis and based on the hourly presence of the patients in the ED of the chosen hospital.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 45,116 ED's patient visits were analyzed over the mentioned study period. There was a difference in the total volume of Ramadan and non-Ramadan patient between the years 2014-2016. In all of the years, the highest percentage of visits was during the non-Ramadan days and this had a small fluctuation from 53% in 2014 to 52% in 2016 (p=0.001). It was observed from the collected data that 53% of the patients were present in the hospital during the fasting hours whereas 47% were present during the non-fasting hours (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We were successfully able to derive a pattern from the data of 3 years in relation to the patient flow in the ED of the hospital. Moreover, we observed the difference in the patient arrival pattern between the Ramadan and non-Ramadan days in the hospital along with the predominant categorization of patient chief complaints. Our study identified a unique pattern of ED hourly visits during Ramadan.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9c/8c/AJEM-4-e22.PMC7163260.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
Sample Size Calculation Guide - Part 7: How to Calculate the Sample Size Based on a Correlation. 样本大小计算指南-第7部分:如何计算基于相关性的样本大小。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2020-02-17 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.344
Ahmed Negida
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引用次数: 1
Generalist versus Abdominal Subspecialist Radiologist Interpretations of Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography Performed on Patients with Abdominal Pain and its Impact on the Therapeutic Approach. 全科医师与腹部专科医师对腹部骨盆计算机断层扫描对腹痛患者的解释及其对治疗方法的影响。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2020-01-30 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.288
Hasan Yesilagac, Ilker Murat Arer, Betul Gulalp, Hakan Yabanoglu, Ozlem Karagun, Elif Karadeli
{"title":"Generalist versus Abdominal Subspecialist Radiologist Interpretations of Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography Performed on Patients with Abdominal Pain and its Impact on the Therapeutic Approach.","authors":"Hasan Yesilagac,&nbsp;Ilker Murat Arer,&nbsp;Betul Gulalp,&nbsp;Hakan Yabanoglu,&nbsp;Ozlem Karagun,&nbsp;Elif Karadeli","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.288","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Abdominal pain is one of the most common patient complaints in the emergency department (ED) and abdominopelvic computed tomography (ACT) scan plays an important role in evaluation of these patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to determine the differences between interpretations by generalist radiologists and abdominal subspecialist radiologists regarding the abdominopelvic computed tomography (ACT) of patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) and to investigate its effect on the patients' therapeutic approach.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The records of 16452 patients who were admitted to the emergency department with complaint of abdominal pain between January 2015 and April 2017 were reviewed, retrospectively. Out of these patients, 245 (1.5%) underwent ACT for differential diagnosis and among them, 137 (0.8%) patients had their ACT reports evaluated by generalist radiologists in 45 minutes and by abdominal subspecialist radiologist 8-12 hours later and were included in the study. Patients were divided into three groups according to the effect of ACT reports on the performed treatment. Group 1: no effect on planned treatment, group 2: minor effect on planned treatment, which did not result in a change in the treatment process and group 3: major effect on planned treatment approach, which resulted in a change in the treatment process. These changes included at least one of the two criteria: changing the indication of surgery from emergency surgery to elective surgery and/or discharge of the patient from the ED, when actually hospitalization was required.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the 137 patients, 87 (63.5%) were male, 50 (36.5%) were female and the patients' mean age was 56 (27-93) years. There were 117 (85.4%) patients in group 1, 15 (10.9%) patients in group 2, and 5 (3.7%) patients in group 3. We determined minor inconsistency between the reports in group 2 and major inconsistency in group 3. Patients in group 3 suffered from delayed surgical intervention due to inconsistency of the CT reports resulting in prolonged hospital stay and increased morbidity. In 17 patients (four patients in Group 1 and 13 patients in Group 2) treatment plan was changed due to CT results; and while surgical treatment was planned for them prior to CT scan, they were discharged with medical treatment after that and overtreatment was prevented.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Contribution of abdominal radiologists to evaluation of ACT images in the ED would reduce the inconsistency in ACT reports and prevent the patients from receiving insufficient treatment or overtreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/cb/c3/AJEM-4-e21.PMC7163262.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Development and Implementation of Integrated Road Traffic Injuries Surveillance - India (IRIS-India): A Protocol. 发展和实施综合道路交通伤害监测-印度(IRIS-India):议定书。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-12-15 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.292
Bontha V Babu, Kamalabai R John, Ponnaiah Manickam, Jugal Kishore, Rajesh Singh, Daya K Mangal, Ashish Joshi, Mohan Bairwa, Yogita Sharma
{"title":"Development and Implementation of Integrated Road Traffic Injuries Surveillance - India (IRIS-India): A Protocol.","authors":"Bontha V Babu,&nbsp;Kamalabai R John,&nbsp;Ponnaiah Manickam,&nbsp;Jugal Kishore,&nbsp;Rajesh Singh,&nbsp;Daya K Mangal,&nbsp;Ashish Joshi,&nbsp;Mohan Bairwa,&nbsp;Yogita Sharma","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Road traffic accidents stand as one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity across the globe. The reasons for the high burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in developing countries are increasing in the number of motor vehicles, poor enforcement of traffic safety regulations, inadequacy of health infrastructure and poor transport facility. However, the systematic collection of road traffic data is not well developed in many developing countries including India and under-reporting of RTIs and deaths are common. Hence, surveillance of RTIs is recommended to assess the burden, to identify high-risk groups, to establish an association with probable risk factors and to plan interventions to control the RTIs. The broad objective of this study is to establish an electronic-based comprehensive and integrated RTI surveillance system, to assess the burden of RTIs, its risk factors and outcomes across rural and urban settings in India. This study with the support of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is progressing in three cities (Chennai, Delhi and Jaipur) and two rural areas (Chittoor and Tehri-Garhwal). At each centre, major sources of data can be categorized under two categories including health facilities and community. In urban areas, one trauma centre, one private hospital and a community of 10000-population are included in the study. In rural areas, a district hospital, a private nursing home and two sub-centres areas of different primary health centres at each site are included for the surveillance. Passive surveillance is done at the trauma centres/district hospitals, while active surveillance is done in private hospitals/nursing homes, sub-centres and communities. Before establishing the surveillance system, situational analysis has been undertaken. Surveillance-related software was developed during the preparatory stage. This electronic surveillance platform allowed to gather data electronically across multiple sites. This internet-enabled surveillance platform has several modules to capture and analyse the data. The present study provides a model of surveillance including both passive and active surveillance to cover maximum number of RTIs. This study further provides the first comprehensive epidemiology of RTIs. The results of these studies will contribute to the setting of research and investment priorities to tackle the burden of RTIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/49/59/AJEM-4-e35.PMC7163273.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
A Letter on "The Current Status of Genes and Genetic Testing in Emergency Medicine: A Narrative Review". 关于“基因和基因检测在急诊医学中的现状:叙述性回顾”的一封信。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-12-10 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.316
Katie Wright
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引用次数: 0
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Index as a Predictor of Severity of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Correlation Study. 红细胞分布宽度(RDW)指数作为急性缺血性脑卒中严重程度的预测指标:一项相关研究。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-12-01 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.257
Ritin Mohindra, Utkarash Mishra, Roshan Mathew, Narender Singh Negi
{"title":"Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Index as a Predictor of Severity of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Correlation Study.","authors":"Ritin Mohindra,&nbsp;Utkarash Mishra,&nbsp;Roshan Mathew,&nbsp;Narender Singh Negi","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.257","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Globally, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). The red cell distribution width (RDW) is a readily available and inexpensive test which is done routinely as a part of complete blood count in these patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this study, we tried to correlate the RDW with severity of acute ischemic stroke (AIS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients presenting to emergency department (ED) within 24 hours of the onset of clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of AIS were assessed for Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score followed by non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) scan. RDW value for all the patients who were included in the study were co-related with the severity of the stroke.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median (IQR) RDW in the patients with minor stroke on the basis of GCS was 13.5 (13.3-13.5), moderate stroke was 13.8 (13.5-14.4) and with severe stroke was 15.4 (15.1-15.6) (p < 0.001). The median (IQR) RDW in the patients with minor stroke on the basis of NIHSS score was 13.4 (13.2 - 13.6), moderate stroke was 13.8 (13.5-14.3), and moderate to severe stroke was 14.7 (14.5-15.3) and with severe stroke was 15.5 (15.1-15.7) (p < 0.001). The median RDW in patients who were alive was 13.8 (13.5-15.1) and in patients who expired was 15.5 (14.5-15.7) (p = 0.048).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on the findings of this study, RDW index has statistically significant correlation with the severity of AIS. So it can potentially be an important parameter to predict the prognosis of AIS patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/87/32/AJEM-4-e24.PMC7163261.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 17
Sample Size Calculation Guide - Part 6: How to calculate the sample size for a non-inferiority or an equivalence clinical trial. 样本量计算指南。第6部分:如何计算非劣效性或等效临床试验的样本量。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-11-27 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.302
Ahmed Negida
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引用次数: 0
Intranasal versus Intramuscular/Intravenous Naloxone for Pre-hospital Opioid Overdose: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 经鼻与肌注/静脉纳洛酮治疗院前阿片类药物过量:系统回顾和荟萃分析
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-11-16 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.279
Mahmoud Yousefifard, Mohammad Hossein Vazirizadeh-Mahabadi, Arian Madani Neishaboori, Seyedeh Niloufar Rafiei Alavi, Marzieh Amiri, Alireza Baratloo, Peyman Saberian
{"title":"Intranasal versus Intramuscular/Intravenous Naloxone for Pre-hospital Opioid Overdose: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Mahmoud Yousefifard,&nbsp;Mohammad Hossein Vazirizadeh-Mahabadi,&nbsp;Arian Madani Neishaboori,&nbsp;Seyedeh Niloufar Rafiei Alavi,&nbsp;Marzieh Amiri,&nbsp;Alireza Baratloo,&nbsp;Peyman Saberian","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to perform an extensive search in databases to compare the efficacy of the intranasal administration of naloxone with its intramuscular/intravenous administration in the pre-hospital management of opioid overdose.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>This meta-analysis included controlled trials conducted on the efficacy of naloxone administration in the pre-hospital management of opioid overdose. A search was carried out in electronic databases on relevant articles published by the end of 2018. After data collection, analyses were performed in STATA 14.0 software and the efficacy and side-effects of the two administration routes of naloxone, i.e. intranasal and intramuscular/intravenous, were compared. An overall effect size with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was provided for each section.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eventually, data from six studies were included in this meta-analysis. The success rate of the intranasal and intramuscular/intravenous administration of naloxone in the management of opioid overdose in pre-hospital settings was 82.54% (95% CI: 57.97 to 97.89%) and 80.39% (95% CI: 57.38 to 96.04%), respectively. There was no difference between injectable (intramuscular/intravenous) naloxone and intranasal naloxone in the pre-hospital management of opioid overdose (Odds Ratio=1.01; 95% CI: 0.42 to 2.43; P=0.98). The onset of action of intranasal naloxone, however, was slightly longer than injectable naloxone (Standardized Mean Difference=0.63; 95% CI: 0.07 to 1.19; P=0.03). Additionally, the odds of needing a rescue dose was 2.17 times higher for intranasal naloxone than intramuscular/intravenous naloxone (OR=2.17; 95% CI: 1.53 to 3.09; P<0.0001). The prevalence of major side-effects was non-significant for both intranasal (0.00%) and intramuscular/intravenous (0.05%) routes of naloxone administration and there was no difference in the prevalence of major (OR=1.18; 95% CI: 0.38 to 3.69; P=0.777) and minor (OR=0.64; 95% CI: 0.17 to 2.34; P=0.497) side-effects between the two routes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present meta-analysis demonstrated that intranasal naloxone is as effective as injectable naloxone in the pre-hospital management of opioid overdose complications. Consequently, intranasal naloxone may be an appropriate alternative to injectable naloxone.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d7/2a/AJEM-4-e27.PMC7163267.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain: Practical Algorithms. 急腹症治疗方法:实用算法。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-11-08 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.272
Farzad Vaghef-Davari, Hadi Ahmadi-Amoli, Amirsina Sharifi, Farzad Teymouri, Nobar Paprouschi
{"title":"Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain: Practical Algorithms.","authors":"Farzad Vaghef-Davari,&nbsp;Hadi Ahmadi-Amoli,&nbsp;Amirsina Sharifi,&nbsp;Farzad Teymouri,&nbsp;Nobar Paprouschi","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints of patients admitted to emergency units. This study aimed to propose a new approach to abdominal pain by designing a more structured diagnostic workup for physicians.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>A comprehensive review of relevant articles and algorithms presented in books and websites was conducted. Approaches which were relevant to the study concept, were selected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven algorithms were introduced with respect to the site of abdominal tenderness. The mainstay of these algorithms was differential diagnosis of the tenderness site.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on the findings, the designed approach can prevent confusion among physicians and reduce requests for many unnecessary paraclinical tests, which delay the final diagnosis and impose unacceptable costs on patients and healthcare systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c1/0a/AJEM-4-e29.PMC7163264.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Characteristics of Adolescent Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department due to Attempted Suicide by Poisoning; a Brief Report. 青少年中毒自杀未遂急诊患者特征分析一个简短的报告。
Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2019-11-07 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.268
Yun Hyung Choi, Yoon Hee Choi, Duk Hee Lee, Ji Yeon Lim, Keon Kim, Jae Hee Lee
{"title":"Characteristics of Adolescent Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department due to Attempted Suicide by Poisoning; a Brief Report.","authors":"Yun Hyung Choi,&nbsp;Yoon Hee Choi,&nbsp;Duk Hee Lee,&nbsp;Ji Yeon Lim,&nbsp;Keon Kim,&nbsp;Jae Hee Lee","doi":"10.22114/ajem.v0i0.268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22114/ajem.v0i0.268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In the background of the increased suicide rate in the second decade of life, analysis of the characteristics of poisoning-related attempted suicide in adolescents and evaluation of the differences from adults may form an important basis for establishing measures to prevent deaths from poisoning.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to investigate the types of toxic substances ingested for attempted suicide by poisoning in adolescents admitted to the emergency department (ED).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional study retrospectively analyzed and investigated the medical records of patients aged 13 or older, admitted to the ED of a tertiary medical institute over a period of 3 years, for attempted suicide by poisoning.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The psychiatric diagnoses among patients in the adolescent group included depression (75.8%), bipolar disorder (12.5%), and panic disorder (12.5%). In terms of the type of drug used for poisoning, antidepressants or anti-psychotics and sleeping pills were the most commonly used in the adolescent (43 subjects, 45.2%) and adult (286 subjects, 37.6%) groups, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As there is a higher chance of poisoning by easily accessible drugs, the emergency physician needs to investigate any preceding diagnoses of psychiatric or medical illnesses in the adolescent patients attempting suicide with unknown drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7290,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"4 2","pages":"e26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/50/30/AJEM-4-e26.PMC7163257.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37861417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
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