Abstract
Objective: In our study, the data obtained from the questionnaire applied to the patients and their physicians who were admitted to the green area after triage in the emergency service of the Sakarya Provincial Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital were evaluated.
Materials and Methods: In addition to the questions asked to determine the sociodemographic characteristics and urgency status of the patients who were evaluated in the emergency room green area, a survey of 22 questions was conducted, including the questions we asked to the emergency room physician who evaluated the patients.
Results: Of the total 273 participants, 130 (47.6%) were male and 143 (52.4%) were female. When the patients' admissions to the emergency service were examined, it was determined that the majority of the patients' applications were inappropriate. It was determined that the complaints of the patients were mostly composed of digestive system and least psychiatric complaints, and when the participants got sick, they preferred to go to hospital emergency services more than family health centers and hospital outpatient clinics.
Conclusion: The data in our study show that admissions to emergency services are inappropriate. It has been observed that the urgency perceptions of the patients are largely wrong and the most common reason for applying to the emergency department is that the patients want to be examined in the hospital outpatient clinics without wasting time because of their concerns about their health.