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A profile of emergency departments in Baghdad hospitals.
Objective: To assess the structure as well as availability of essential equipment and medicine at emergency departments in Baghdad hospitals.
Method: The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2021 after approval from the ethics review committee pf the College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, and comprised emergency departments of general and teaching hospitals in the city. Evaluations were done using the World Health Organisation checklist and the guidelines of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine related to Emergency Department Design.
Results: Of the 26 secondary care hospitals in Baghdad, 13(50%) were evaluated. Triage was not available in 8(62%) hospitals, resuscitation room in 10(77%) and waiting room in all the 13(100%). An obvious shortage of medicines and vaccines was noted in 11(85%) hospitals. Coronary care unit and intensive care unit were not close to the emergency department in 7(54%) hospitals, and liaison psychiatry and social work links were not available in all 13(100%) hospitals.
Conclusions: There is a need to improve service delivery at emergency departments functioning at hospitals in Baghdad.
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Primarily being a medical journal, JPMA publishes scholarly research focusing on the various fields in the areas of health and medical education. It publishes original research describing recent advances in health particularly clinical studies, clinical trials, assessments of pathogens of diagnostic importance, medical genetics and epidemiological studies. Review articles highlighting importance of various issues in the domain of public health, drug research and medical education are also accepted. As a leading journal of South Asia, JPMA remains cognizant of the recent advances in the rapidly growing fields of biomedical sciences, it invites and encourages scholars to write short reviews and invited editorials on the emerging issues. We particularly aim to promote health standards of developing countries by encouraging manuscript submissions on issues affecting the public health and health delivery services.
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