Research Article
A Profile of Emergency Departments in Slovenia
Table 3
Emergency types identified as treatable in surveyed EDs in Slovenia.
| | Emergency type | Example of emergency | Percentage of hospital-based EDs able to treat 24/7 (%) | Percentage of non-hospital-based EDs able to treat 24/7 (%) |
| | Medical cardiology | Arrhythmia, acute myocardial infarction | 100% | 97% | | Medical oncology | Fever and neutropenia | 75% | 80% | | Medical other | Urinary tract infection, acute asthma | 100% | 97% | | Trauma | Motor vehicle crash, gun shot wound | 100% | 97% | | Neurological and neurosurgical | Acute thromboembolic stroke, intracranial haemorrhage | 100% | 94% | | Urological | Kidney stone | 100% | 97% | | Obstetrical | Complications of pregnancy | 100% | 90% | | Gynaecological | Ruptured ovarian cyst, yeast infection | 100% | 90% | | Ear, nose, throat | Severe epistaxis | 100% | 94% | | Ophthalmological | Acute glaucoma, eye injury | 100% | 93% | | Toxicological | Overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning | 100% | 96% | | Psychiatric | Psychosis | 100% | 90% | | Dental | Tooth extraction | 100% | 41% | | Surgical oral maxillofacial | Jaw fracture, oral abscess | 100% | 78% | | Surgical plastic | Severe lip laceration | 100% | 96% | | Surgical hand | Tendon injury | 100% | 92% | | Surgical orthopaedic | Long bone fractures | 100% | 96% | | Surgical general | Acute appendicitis, pneumothorax | 100% | 94% |
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Abbreviations: ED: emergency department.
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