HMC emergency departments receive 1,065 cases on first day of Eid

The various emergency departments at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) received 1,065 cases on the first day of Eid al-Adha, including 362 at the trauma emergency department at Hamad General Hospital.

Local Arabic daily Arrayah reported that the HMC paediatric departments received 703 cases. Dr Abdelnasser al-Jazaeri, senior consultant at Hamad General Hospital emergency department, said that 68 cases were received through the ambulance services including five cases due to road traffic accidents. All the cases were with minor or moderate injuries and discharged the same day after treatment.A total of 16 cases of indigestion and complications mostly due to overeating meat, and sweets during the holidays, were received as well. One of these cases had to be admitted at the Intensive Care Unit to monitor the patient's health, while the other cases were of moderate nature.

 

Meanwhile, Dr Mohamed al-Amri, director of Paediatric Emergency Department at HMC, explained that 703 childrentarget="_blank"'>