Objective.

analyze the characteristics of emergency care in the city of Cartagena, on the initial parameter revised documentary sources in different factors, of which overselling the National Public Health Survey 2007 version and data obtained from a internationally.

Method.

a descriptive study consistent documentary and statistical search of figures and concepts of different authors and organizations related to the care and observation of health care, with special emphasis on emergency care, guided by relevant studies of the survey national Health and observation of hospital emergency services (EHS) in middle East, Europe and Spain.

Result.

The emergency care in Cartagena is one of the critical services where 86% of care due to reasons not obstetric consultation and where 55 % of applicants are women, while the remaining 45 % are men and where 31 % of patients have discomfort when being served.

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