Dr. Aisha Al-Sada, a resident of the Emergency and Accident Department at Hamad General Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation, expected an increase in the number of patients in the emergency departments of Hamad Medical Corporation during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, pointing out that the Emergency and Accident Department of Hamad General Hospital usually receives from 900- 1,000 cases per day, but these numbers are increasing during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. In statements to Qatari media, Dr. Aisha Al-Sada explained the reasons for the increase in the fact that most of the cases that frequent the emergency departments of Hamad Medical Corporation are patients with chronic diseases because they are vulnerable to complications from their diseases, especially those who neglect their medication appointments during Eid, or who overeat certain types of food. The cases are represented in – and are not limited to – a high level of sugar in the blood and diabetic ketoacidosis for diabetics, or a critical rise in blood pressure for hypertensive patients, or an imbalance in blood salts and the physiological consequences of this for kidney patients, cases of angina pectoris, first-degree burns The second, in addition to car accidents that multiply on occasions and holidays, and patients with minor diseases. In this context, Dr. Aisha Al-Sada confirmed the readiness of the emergency departments of Hamad Medical Corporation to receive any increase in the number of patients, especially during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, pointing out that the emergency departments are qualified to deal with all cases, as the emergency departments are staffed by specialized doctors trained in rapid assessment and triage. For all cases entering any emergency department. And Dr. Aisha Al-Sada continued her speech, saying, “We, in the emergency departments, provide our services for all medical cases without exception, except that minor medical cases may put pressure on the emergency departments, so it is important that simple cases go to the emergency departments in the designated health centers to obtain the service with a waiting time.” Less, and to reduce the pressure on the medical staff in the emergency departments of secondary care. Dr. Aisha Al-Sada advised moderation in eating food, especially sugars, during the Eid days, pointing out that moderation is the password that can protect chronic disease patients and healthy people from going to the emergency departments during the Eid, as most of the cases that are received in the emergency departments are for patients with chronic diseases who They face fluctuations in the rates of diabetes and blood pressure for reasons related to either the quality of foods or the neglect of taking medicines.
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