Physical Trauma among Refugees: Comparison between Refugees and Local Population Who Were Admitted to Emergency Department—Experience of a State Hospital in Syrian Border District

Table 1

Emergency referrals of refugee and Turkish patients (trauma).

Diagnosis	Refugee patients			Turkish patients			;
		Per 10000 patients			Per 10000 patients
Head	329	120.9	18.9	281	42.6	13.2	; 180.16
	639	235	36.8	122	18.5	5.7	; 1109.41
	57	20.9	3.2	279	42.3	13.1	; 23.90
	365	134.2	21	343	52	16.1	; 171.00
	45	16.5	2.5	648	98.3	30.4	; 173.24
	300	110.3	17.2	455	69	21.3	; 40.19
Total	1735	638	100	2128	323	100	; 479.22
Population	27,191	10000		65,869	10000

injuries involving fracture, bleeding, hematoma, closed head injury, superficial skin tear, and additional nose, mouth, and orbital injuries. , dislocation, sprain of extremities (including hand/foot finger amputations). vehicle accident. tears which need repair (except head). assault, including shotgun. burns due to electric shock. in ER admission type.