The Burden Of Terrorism: High Rate Of Recurrent Hospital Referrals

• 2008

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• Malka Avitzour; Yoav Mintz; Meir Liebergall; Rami Mosheiff
PMID: 18164299DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2007.08.035

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This article examines the recurrent emergency room referrals and re-hospitalization of terror victims, a topic not previously explored in the literature. The study evaluated hospital services' usage post-terror events, focusing on casualties returning for hospitalization and rehabilitation. Data from a level I trauma center between October 2000 and March 2004 were analyzed, revealing that 47% of survivors were re-referred to the hospital. Recurrent hospital referral days accounted for 77% of total first hospitalization days, with severity of injury and ICU stay influencing re-hospitalization. The study emphasizes the burden on the health system and calls for further research to address recurrent referrals effectively.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Aged; Blast Injuries; Child; Child, Preschool; Critical Care; Disaster Planning; Epidemiologic Methods; Hospitalization; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Israel; Longitudinal Studies; Retrospective Studies; Terrorism; Wounds and Injuries; Treatment Outcome; Adolescent; Emergency Service, Hospital

Institutions: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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