Emergency Department of a Rural Hospital in Ecuador
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Johnson, Tara; Gaus, David; Herrera, Diego
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Introduction: There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in low- and middle-income countries. The town of Pedro Vicente Maldonado (PVM) is located in the northwestern highlands of Ecuador. Hospital PVM (HPVM) is a rural teaching hospital providing family medicine residency training. These physicians provide around-the-clock acute medical care in HPVM's ED. This study provides a first look at a functioning ED in rural Latin America by reviewing one year of ED visits to HPVM.
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2016
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health