Table 3.
Resource utilization by fall in emergency department in Pakistan
| Variables | Intentional n (%) |
Unintentional falls n (%) |
Total# n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of care provider (n = 2996)* | |||
| Paramedic | 304 (51.4) | 570 (52.5) | 1512 (50.5) |
| House officer/intern | 336 (56.8) | 302 (27.8) | 1092 (36.4) |
| Post Graduate trainee/Resident | 103 (17.4) | 101 (9.3) | 375 (12.5) |
| Medical Officer | 327 (55.3) | 857 (79.0) | 1881 (62.8) |
| Nurse/midwife | 400 (67.7) | 687 (63.3) | 2080 (69.4) |
| Attending physician | 5 (0.8) | 16 (1.5) | 143 (4.8) |
| Radiography (n = 1521)* | |||
| X-rays | 317 (92.7) | 413 (92.8) | 1429 (93.9) |
| Ultrasound | 8 (2.5) | 5 (1.1) | 42 (2.8) |
| Computed Tomogram | 32 (9.4) | 61 (13.7) | 106 (7.0) |
| Treatment provided (n = 3335)* | |||
| None | 32 (5.1) | 76 (6.4) | 315 (9.4) |
| Intravenous fluids | 143 (22.7) | 244 (20.6) | 564 (16.9) |
| Tetanus toxoid | 204 (32.4) | 575 (48.5) | 909 (27.3) |
| Analgesia | 441 (70.1) | 726 (61.2) | 2284 (68.5) |
| Antibiotics | 282 (44.8) | 354 (29.8) | 1075 (32.2) |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 81 (12.9) | 177 (14.9) | 285 (8.5) |
| Plaster/cast | 68 (10.8) | 91 (7.7) | 256 (7.7) |
| Dressing/suturing/staples/incision and drainage | 314 (49.9) | 677 (57.1) | 1266 (38.0) |
| Others | 23 (3.7) | 106 (8.9) | 206 (6.2) |
*Total >100% as multiple responses were possible
#missing: intent for 45.6% (n = 1520), provider for 10.2% (n = 339)
Abbreviations: Activated prothrombin time (APTT); Liver function tests (LFTs); Renal function tests (RFTs); Prothrombin time (PT)