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BARRIOS FLORES, Jorge A  e  QUIROGA MEDIENTA, Luis. Statement of care in emergency rooms in public hospitals of La Paz Bolivia. Cuad. - Hosp. Clín. [online]. 2016, vol.57, n.2, pp. 9-13. ISSN 1652-6776.

Introduction: This study aims to determine the main reasons for care in emergency rooms of public hospitals in La Paz. Objective: To determine the main reasons for care in emergency rooms in public hospitals in La Paz - Bolivia Material and Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by collecting data through a data collection sheet identifying the top 10 reasons for emergency care in five public hospitals in La Paz, in the period January 2015 to October 2015. Results: The main causes of medical care were medical emergencies (clinics) with 70% and trauma care was 30%. Conclusions: The main reasons for medical care in emergency departments in public hospitals in La Paz are medical emergencies with a clinical component. Discussion: Emergency services are an extension to the community hospitals poor quality to emergency rooms in often percieved by users for different reasons (supersaturation, lack of equipment, etc.) to meet the problems of this situation it is necessary to know the behavior of the main pathologies in emergency rooms, so this study is presented by determining the main reasons for care in emergency rooms of public hospitals in La Paz.

Palavras-chave : Medical emergencies; trauma; emergency room.