Estructura de la demanda de un Servicio de Urgencia, en situación de catástrofe

Abstract

Changes observed on the structure of medical services provived by The Emergency Room of a General Hospital of the Metropolitan area during the earthquake of the 3rd. of march, and the days that followed, are presented.
In comparation with the same period of the previous year, statically significant differences are observed in the group of diseases influenced by stress, like functional neurological pathology, angor pectoris, gastroduodenal bleeding and asthma.
On the other hand, those diseases whose frequency or severity are not related to stress did not experience significant changes due to the earthquake when compared to the same period the previous year.