TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal
JO  - International journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Bhatta, Santosh
A1  - Pant, Puspa Raj
A1  - Mytton, Julie
SP  - e21
EP  - e21
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Injuries are a major public health problem worldwide. Despite increasing morbidity and mortality from injuries in Nepal, it is not recognised in the government's policy and programmes and few population-based studies have been published. This study describes the usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective ED-based study was conducted at a governmental hospital in Nepal to review the routinely collected data for 1 year (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010). The study was designed to provide cross-sectional data to describe the distribution of injuries by age, gender, ethnic group and injury mechanism. <br><br>RESULTS: Results showed that twice as many males as females attended the emergency department (14.6 vs. 7.0 per 1000), attendance varied by age with most (39.8 %) attendances in young adults of working age and over half of attendances were from just two ethnic groups (Brahmin (26 %) and Tamang (25.5 %). Road traffic injuries were the most common cause of injury (37.6 %). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study therefore showed the feasibility of using routinely collected hospital emergency department data to monitor injury inequalities in Nepal.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1865-1372
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -