Profile of trauma patients in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Background: Trauma is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in India. This study was done to improve the understanding of the mode of trauma, severity of injuries, and outcome of trauma victims in our hospital.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of all adult trauma patients more than 18-year-old presenting to our emergency department (ED).

Profile and outcome of sudden cardiac arrests in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the common emergencies encountered in the emergency department (ED) of any hospital. Although several studies have reported the predictors of CPR outcome in general, there are limited data from the EDs in India.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included all patients above 18 years with SCA who were resuscitated in the ED of a tertiary care hospital with an annual census of 60,000 patients between August 2014 and July 2015.