Research Article
Experiences Providing Medical Assistance during the Sewol Ferry Disaster Using Traditional Korean Medicine
Table 2
Chief complaints of patients treated with traditional Korean medicine at the first on-site tent.
| | Chief complaints | Number of patients (%) |
| | Musculoskeletal disorders | | | Neck stiffness | 112 (11.2) | | Sprain | 32 (3.2) | | Low back pain | 166 (16.6) | | Upper limb pain | 35 (3.5) | | Knee pain | 47 (4.7) | | Shoulder pain | 118 (11.8) | | Lower limb pain | 103 (10.3) | | Hip joint pain | 19 (1.9) | | Others | 11 (1.1) | | Subtotal | 643 (64.1) |
| | Gastrointestinal disorders | | | Dyspepsia | 58 (5.8) | | Constipation | 10 (1.0) | | Abdominal pain | 13 (1.3) | | Diarrhea | 6 (0.6) | | Subtotal | 87 (8.7) |
| | Respiratory disorders | | | Acute pharyngitis | 33 (3.3) | | Common cold | 26 (2.6) | | Acute rhinitis | 20 (2.0) | | Subtotal | 79 (7.9) |
| | Psychological problems | | | Anxiety | 47 (4.7) | | Depression | 53 (5.3) | | Insomnia | 19 (1.9) | | Subtotal | 87 (8.7) |
| | Neurological disorders | | | Headache | 43 (4.3) | | Nausea | 5 (0.5) | | Dizziness | 13 (13.0) | | Subtotal | 61 (6.1) |
| | Exhaustion | 34 (3.4) |
| | Circulatory disorders | 2 (0.2) |
| | Others | | | Tinnitus | 1 (0.1) | | Acute hemiplegia | 1 (0.1) | | Poststroke syndrome | 1 (0.1) | | Edema | 2 (0.2) | | Pruritus | 3 (0.3) | | Lip tremor | 1 (0.1) | | Hand tremor | 1 (0.1) | | Superficial burns | 2 (0.2) | | Subtotal | 12 (1.2) |
| | Total | 1,003 (100) |
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