2000年恆春半島總人口70,216人,其中本地56,078人,觀光人口平均折算為14,138人次;每年有約一半時間是落山風季節。本研究投入之人口學變項有：性別、年齡層、人口居住地；時間因素計有：值班時段、月份、節令、假日別。本研究以2000年恆春南門醫院醫療網急診登錄之到院診斷為樣本，以SPSS 8.0 for windows統計套裝軟體、Excel進行統計分析，探討恆春半島急診醫療之人口學特徵、時間特性、疾病與族群間之特性、及旅遊交通意外分析。本研究可提供民眾正確健康觀念及就醫行為之改進;提醒觀光客注意交通事故之預防及旅遊
安全;針對疾病型態、好發時段、特性，供恆春各醫療機構,因應急診人力之調配及物材之準備,以期提供良好的醫療服務,將傷害減到最少；作為政府與醫療機構針對恆春半島急診疾病特性，進行健康促進及疾病預防之參考；提供健保局,作為特殊旅遊地區醫療政策擬訂。
英文摘要
The total population is 70,216 in Heng-Tsun Penisula,56,078 are natives,14,138 are tourists in 2000;half of the year is windy season.The variables of demography in this study are:sex,age group and location of residents.Time variables are:time interval of duty,month of the year,season and vocation.The study samples the initial diagnoses of emergent records of Nan-Men Hospital of Heng-Tsun in 2000.It explores the emergent medicine characteristics of demography、time interval、relationship between disease and population and traffic accident in Heng-Tsun Penisula;Ussing SPSS 8.0 for windows and Excel for statistic analysis. The study can provide people the proper idea of health and improvement in
seeking medical advice;remind tourists of prevention of traffic accidents and traveling safity;offer the medical institutions in Heng-Tsun about the allocation of emergent man-power and preparation of facilities,according to the categories of the disease,time interval of occurrence and characteristics, so as to provide better medical services and minimize the damage;provide the reference materials to the government and medical institutions for the health promotion and disease prevention according to the emergent diseases characteristics in Heng-Tsun Peninsula, Offer the bureau of health to draw up the medical policy in special tour district to ensure the medical service quality and unnecessary waste of medical resources.
