@article{ref1,
title="Trauma aetiology and cost in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the University Hospital of the West Indies",
journal="West Indian medical journal",
year="1999",
author="McDonald, A. and Duncan, N. D. and Mitchell, D. I. and Fletcher, P. R.",
volume="48",
number="3",
pages="141-142",
abstract="Trauma accounted for 37% of 22,311 patients seen in the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E Unit) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) during 1996. Thirty-nine per cent of injuries were intentional and 18% were due to motor vehicle accidents. Knives, machetes and rocks accounted for 75% of the injuries compared with 5% for gunshot wounds. Passengers were injured in about 40% of motor vehicle accidents and pedestrians in 19%. The admission rate was 16% and the orthopaedic clinic received 75% of the patients referred to specialist clinics. Victims of motor vehicle accidents made up a greater proportion of admissions (24%) than those of intentional violence (13%). The average cost of caring for each patient in the A&E unit was US$70 resulting in an annual cost of US$578,000.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0043-3144",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}