From: Emergency department characteristics and capabilities in Bogotá, Colombia
Emergency type | Example of emergency | Percentage of EDs able to treat 24/7 (%) | 95 % confidence interval (%) |
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Medical: cardiology | Arrhythmia, acute myocardial infarction | 73 | 61–83 |
Medical: oncology | Fever and neutropenia | 22 | 13–34 |
Medical: other | Urinary tract infection, acute asthma | 85 | 74–93 |
Trauma | Motor vehicle crash, gunshot wound | 81 | 69–89 |
Neurological and neurosurgical | Acute thromboembolic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage | 37 | 25–49 |
Urological | Kidney stone | 55 | 43–67 |
Obstetrical | Complications of pregnancy | 63 | 51–75 |
Gynecological | Ruptured ovarian cyst, yeast infection | 57 | 44–69 |
Ear, nose, throat | Severe epistaxis | 41 | 29–53 |
Ophthalmological | Acute glaucoma, eye injury | 25 | 15–37 |
Toxicological | Overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning | 61 | 38–63 |
Psychiatric | Psychosis | 26 | 16–39 |
Dental | Tooth extraction | 3 | 0–11 |
Surgical: oral maxillofacial | Jaw fracture, oral abscess | 29 | 18–41 |
Surgical: plastic | Severe lip laceration | 30 | 20–43 |
Surgical: hand | Tendon injury | 30 | 20–43 |
Surgical: orthopedic | Long bone fractures | 47 | 35–60 |
Surgical: general | Acute appendicitis, pneumothorax | 60 | 48–72 |