Patient Referrals and Consultations Initiated by Pacific Fleet Ships during In-Port Periods.

Abstract

This study was designed to document the proportion of shipboard patient visits requiring consultative or referral services in-port, and to identify the nature of those services received. Approximately 11% of in-port patient visits required outside medical assistance, with independent duty corpsmen referring at a substantially higher rate (18%) than physicians (7%). While the majority of physician referrals (90%) were directed to specialty clinics, independent duty corpsman referrals were approximately evenly divided between specialty and general medical clinics. The rank-order of referral diagnoses and consultations was generally similar to physicians and independent duty corpsmen, with orthopedic problems comprising the majority of consultations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156940

Entities

People

  • D. S. Nice
  • S. Conway

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Combat Readiness
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Personnel
  • Outpatient Clinics
  • Shipboard
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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