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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131196
论文题名:
Emergency Department Presentations following Tropical Cyclone Yasi
作者: Peter Aitken; Richard Charles Franklin; Jenine Lawlor; Rob Mitchell; Kerrianne Watt; Jeremy Furyk; Niall Small; Leone Lovegrove; Peter Leggat
刊名: PLOS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
出版年: 2015
发表日期: 2015-6-25
卷: 10, 期:6
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Tornadoes ; Critical care and emergency medicine ; Respiratory infections ; Mental health and psychiatry ; Parasitic diseases ; Demography ; Hurricanes ; Roads
英文摘要: Introduction Emergency departments see an increase in cases during cyclones. The aim of this study is to describe patient presentations to the Emergency Department (ED) of a tertiary level hospital (Townsville) following a tropical cyclone (Yasi). Specific areas of focus include changes in: patient demographics (age and gender), triage categories, and classification of diseases. Methods Data were extracted from the Townsville Hospitals ED information system (EDIS) for three periods in 2009, 2010 and 2011 to coincide with formation of Cyclone Yasi (31 January 2011) to six days after Yasi crossed the coast line (8 February 2012). The analysis explored the changes in ICD10-AM 4-character classification and presented at the Chapter level. Results There was a marked increase in the number of patients attending the ED during Yasi, particularly those aged over 65 years with a maximum daily attendance of 372 patients on 4 Feb 2011. The most marked increases were in: Triage categories - 4 and 5; and ICD categories - diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), and factors influencing health care status (Z00-Z99). The most common diagnostic presentation across all years was injury (S00-T98). Discussion There was an increase in presentations to the ED of TTH, which peaked in the first 24 – 48 hours following the cyclone and returned to normal over a five-day period. The changes in presentations were mostly an amplification of normal attendance patterns with some altered areas of activity. Injury patterns are similar to overseas experience.
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作者单位: College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia;Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensville, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia;Royal Life Saving Society - Australia, Sydney, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia;Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensville, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia;Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensville, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia;Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensville, Australia;Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensville, Australia;Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensville, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensville, Townsville, Australia

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Peter Aitken,Richard Charles Franklin,Jenine Lawlor,et al. Emergency Department Presentations following Tropical Cyclone Yasi[J]. PLOS ONE,2015-01-01,10(6)
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