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Table 1 Emergency medical conditions

From: Association between universal health coverage and the disease burden of acute illness and injury at the global level

Acute glomerulonephritis

Glaucoma

Pulmonary aspiration and foreign body in airway

Acute hepatitis

Idiopathic epilepsy

Rabies

Animal contact

Interpersonal violence

Road injuries

Appendicitis

Ischemic heart disease

Self-harm

Atrial fibrillation and flutter

Lower respiratory infections

Self-harm and interpersonal violence

Cardiomyopathy and myocarditis

Malaria

Stroke

Cellulitis

Maternal disorders

Sudden infant death syndrome

Dengue

Measles

Tetanus

Diarrheal diseases

Meningitis

Transport injuries

Diphtheria

Neonatal disorders

Typhoid and paratyphoid

Encephalitis

Other transport injuries

Unintentional injuries

Endocarditis

Other unintentional injuries

Varicella and herpes zoster

Environmental heat and cold exposure

Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction

Whooping cough

Exposure to forces of nature

Poisonings

Yellow fever

Exposure to mechanical forces