Traumatic Injuries From Sheep Sacrifice During the Eid Al-Adha Holiday: A Prospective Multicentered Study

Oktay, Mehmet Murat; Boğan, Mustafa; Sabak, Mustafa; Gümüşboğa, Hasan; Hakmeh, Wael; Eren, Şevki Hakan

doi:10.5152/eurjther.2020.20020

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“…During the Eid al-Adha period, it is generally observed that untrained people have more extremity injuries due to animal slaughter. 13 In our study, we expected that the number of admissions to emergency surgery would be higher during the sacrifice feast period. Still, when we analyzed the results, we observed no significant difference.…”

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The effect of long holidays on emergency department visits and cardiac emergencies

Polat¹,

Demir²,

Kılıçaslan³

2023

JCCVS

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Aims: Patients who visit the emergency department (ED) on holidays have delays in diagnosis and treatment due to a lack of personnel and equipment, and these holiday periods may result in increased morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of a nine-day holiday on ED admissions and admissions due to cardiac complaints in our country, Turkey. Methods: This was a retrospective study. Patients were analyzed in 4 periods: Pre-Eid-El-Fitr, Eid-El-Fitr, pre-Eid al-Adha, and Eid al-Adha. Waiting times in the ED, the left without being seen (LWBS), consultations, admission diagnoses of cardiac patients, referral status of cardiac patients, and hospitalization were examined. Results: The most frequent visits to the ED were on Eid al-Adha (n=6581, 40.1 %). The waiting time before the ED examination increased with the crowd, and the longest waiting time was observed during Eid al-Adha (38.09 ±51.74 min, p<0.001). LWBS rate was the highest during the Eid al-Adha (15.4%). It was observed that cardiac emergencies had shorter waiting times. Among the cardiac emergency patients, all NSTEMI patients could not be referred from the ED during the Eid al-Adha period due to the fullness of the angiography centers, and the patients were transferred to the intensive care unit when the beds became available. Conclusion: Due to the crowded EDs during extended holiday periods, the triage system gains importance for the early detection and treatment of cardiac patients. A regular patient flow chart should be established on a provincial basis to avoid delays in the treatment process of patients needing angiography.

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