Epidemiological and clinical features of the emergency visits in a rural hospital in Cubal, Angola.

Introduction: There is scarce information on the profiles of patients attended in the Emergency Departments (ED) in rural Angola.

Methods: Retrospective descriptive study including all the patients treated in the ED in Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz (Cubal) during 6 months (December 2014- May 2015). The epidemiological and clinical data collected were: age, sex, shift, service assignment, reason for consultation and outcome (discharge, admission, referral or death).