Effect of Ramadan fasting on emergency walk-in-clinics in Jordan.

Ramadan is the month of fasting for Muslims; they fast from dawn to sunset. I studied patients attending walk-inclinics in the emergency department of Al-Bashir Hospital1 during the month of Ramadan 2010, 11 August to 9 September. A total of 7770 patients attended: 2566 (33%) attended in shift A, 8:00–18:00 hours (divided in two sessions), 2124 (27%) in shift B, 18:00–23:00 hours, and 3080 (40%) in shift C, 23:00–8:00 hours. There were 4198 …

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