Ethnography in an emergency room: Evaluating patients with alcohol consumption
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| contents | Ethnography in an emergency room: Evaluating patients with alcohol consumption Liliana Mondragón B Martha Romero M Guilherme Borges Salud hospital Ethnography emergency service alcohol consumption Objective. To present an ethnographic description of the treatment of patients with excessive alcohol consumption in an emergency room, how they are evaluated by doctors, and the various contextual aspects surrounding this condition.Materials and Methods. The ethnographic work was carried out over a period of two months, with researchers working 24 hours a day, seven days a week from January 9 to March 15, 2002 in the emergency room (ER) at General Hospital, Mexico City. Results. Patients that had consumed alcohol and were admitted to the ER had to wait longer than others to be treated for their intoxication to wear off andfor their sometimes aggressive attitude to become calm. The rejection of the alcoholized patients was expressed throughscolding to persuade alcohol-dependent patients or those that abused alcohol to reduce their consumption. Conclusion. The theoretical and methodological approach of the ethnographic observation enables reflection on the social and cultural mechanisms related to this health problem. 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10650406 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.4 Vol.50 |
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| spellingShingle | Ethnography in an emergency room: Evaluating patients with alcohol consumption Liliana Mondragón B Salud hospital Ethnography emergency service alcohol consumption Ethnography in an emergency room: Evaluating patients with alcohol consumption Liliana Mondragón B Martha Romero M Guilherme Borges Salud hospital Ethnography emergency service alcohol consumption Objective. To present an ethnographic description of the treatment of patients with excessive alcohol consumption in an emergency room, how they are evaluated by doctors, and the various contextual aspects surrounding this condition.Materials and Methods. The ethnographic work was carried out over a period of two months, with researchers working 24 hours a day, seven days a week from January 9 to March 15, 2002 in the emergency room (ER) at General Hospital, Mexico City. Results. Patients that had consumed alcohol and were admitted to the ER had to wait longer than others to be treated for their intoxication to wear off andfor their sometimes aggressive attitude to become calm. The rejection of the alcoholized patients was expressed throughscolding to persuade alcohol-dependent patients or those that abused alcohol to reduce their consumption. Conclusion. The theoretical and methodological approach of the ethnographic observation enables reflection on the social and cultural mechanisms related to this health problem. 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10650406 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.4 Vol.50 |
| title | Ethnography in an emergency room: Evaluating patients with alcohol consumption |
| topic | Salud hospital Ethnography emergency service alcohol consumption |
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