Causes of patients referring to the emergency clinic of Iranian Red Crescent Society after the earthquake of Haiti in ۲۰۱۰

Introduction: According to the research, providing the necessary resources exactly in order to establish emergency clinics requires attention to the frequency and the use of medical services during the establishment. This paper aims to study the frequency and causes of patients referring to the emergency clinic of Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society after earthquake of Haiti in ۲۰۱۰. Methods: All patients referred to the emergency clinic were surveyed by using convenience and consecutive sampling in this sectional and observational study. Some data was recorded as demographic characteristics including gender & age and clinical data as clinical complaints & type of prescribed medication. Findings: The results show that, the most frequent cause of Haitian patients' complaints (about ۳۵/۹۰%) in Iranian clinic was because of pain after earthquake. Most prescribed and frequent drugs were tranquilizers and antibiotics respectively. Conclusion: Regarding the results, it must be cared for patients' pain and infection treatment and the contagious diseases after earthquake in emergency clinic. Therefore, the mentioned cases should be considered in the future clinics.  

Keywords:

chief complaint , emergency clinic , Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society , Haiti , earthquake , infection , pain , شکایت اصلی , درمانگاه اضطراری , جمعیت هلال احمر جمهوری اسلامی ایران , هایتی , زلزله , عفونت , درد