Comparing the Emergency Care of Iranian and Afghan Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Milad Ahmadi GohariMaryam ChegeniMohammad Hossein MehrolhassaniAli Akbar HaghdoostMoghaddameh Mirzaee

Published in: Archives of Iranian medicine (2024)

Afghan nationals admitted to the hospital due to traumas were more likely to be admitted to ICUs or die compared to Iranian citizens. It seems that Afghan patients who had traumas went to the hospitals with more serious injuries. There was no difference between Afghan and Iranian patients in terms of COVID-19 consequences. Following the findings of this study, it seems that justice in treatment has been fully established for Afghan patients in Iran.

Keyphrases

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health insurance
mental illness
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