Table 4.
Identified medical emergencies as leading causes of emergency room admission, Nekemte, Ethiopia, 2017.
| Forms of medical emergencies | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular (N = 257) | ||
| Acute chest pain syndromes | 12 | 4.63 |
| Hypertensive disorders | 71 | 27.62 |
| Heart failure | 29 | 11.22 |
| Shock | 140 | 54.41 |
| Cardiac arrest | 5 | 1.90 |
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| Neurology (N = 172) | ||
| Meningitis | 5 | 2.90 |
| Stroke | 25 | 14.50 |
| Seizure disorder | 14 | 8.11 |
| Headache | 11 | 6.31 |
| Unconsciousness (coma) | 117 | 68.00 |
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| Respiratory (N = 192) | ||
| Respiratory distress | 105 | 54.60 |
| Foreign body obstruction | 3 | 1.55 |
| Asthma | 54 | 28.11 |
| COPD | 5 | 2.63 |
| Severe pneumonia | 15 | 7.86 |
| Bronchitis | 7 | 3.61 |
| Complicated TB | 3 | 1.54 |
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| Endocrine (N = 96) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 34 | 35.43 |
| DM complications | 62 | 64.50 |