Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits After Hurricane Maria in a Southern Puerto Rico Hospital
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe individuals seeking care for injury at a major emergency department (ED) in southern Puerto Rico in the months after Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.
METHODS: After informed consent, we used a modified version of the Natural Disaster Morbidity Surveillance Form to determine why patients were visiting the ED during October 16, 2017-March 28, 2018. We analyzed visits where injury was reported as the primary reason for visit and whether it was hurricane-related.
RESULTS: Among 5 116 patients, 573 (11%) reported injury as the primary reason for a visit. Of these, 10% were hurricane-related visits. The most common types of injuries were abrasions, lacerations, and cuts (43% of all injury visits and 50% of hurricane-related visits). The most common mechanisms of injury were falls, slips, trips (268, 47%), and being hit by/or against an object (88, 15%). Most injury visits occurred during the first 3 months after the hurricane.
CONCLUSIONS: Surveillance after Hurricane Maria identified injury as the reason for a visit for about 1 in 10 patients visiting the ED, providing evidence on the patterns of injuries in the months following a hurricane. Public health and emergency providers can use this information to anticipate health care needs after a disaster.
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14 |
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Disaster medicine and public health preparedness - 14(2020), 1 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 63-70 |
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Englisch |
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Frasqueri-Quintana, Verónica M [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 07.10.2020 Date Revised 01.02.2021 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1017/dmp.2019.75 |
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