Table 1 Chief complaint, major and subcategories
From: ED chief complaint categories for a medical student curriculum
Major category | Subcategory |
|---|---|
Pain | Ear pain |
Pain | Jaw pain |
Pain | Dental pain |
Pain | Headache or migraine |
Pain | Neck or shoulder or upper extremity pain |
Pain | Knee pain |
Pain | Hip or lower extremity pain |
Pain | Foot pain |
Pain | Chest or side pain |
Pain | Abdominal pain |
Pain | Back pain |
Pain | General muscle or joint pain |
Injury | Animal exposure concerning for rabies |
Injury | Insect bite or sting |
Injury | Blunt force injury to head or neck |
Injury | Blunt force injury to trunk |
Injury | Blunt force injury to arm or shoulder |
Injury | Blunt force injury to wrist or hand |
Injury | Blunt force injury to leg or hip |
Injury | Blunt force injury to ankle or foot |
Injury | Fall |
Injury | Low-speed collision |
Injury | Minor burn |
Injury | Puncture wound |
Injury | Laceration to face or scalp |
Injury | Laceration to upper extremity |
Injury | Laceration to lower extremity |
Injury | Wound or incision complication |
Injury | Wound or infection follow-up |
Infection | Abscess |
Infection | Dermatitis suspicious for infection |
Infection | Fever |
Infection | Pharyngitis symptoms |
Infection | Respiratory infection symptoms |
Infection | Urinary tract infection or gynaecological symptoms |
Psychiatric | Alcohol or drug problem without suicidal ideation |
Psychiatric | Depression without suicidal ideation or substance abuse |
Psychiatric | Suicidal ideation/attempt or homicidal ideation |
Psychiatric | Other mental health issue |
Miscellaneous | Allergic reaction |
Miscellaneous | Dizziness or vertigo |
Miscellaneous | Masses or lumps |
Miscellaneous | Nausea/vomiting/diarrhoea/constipation/rectal bleeding |
Miscellaneous | Swelling of an extremity |
Miscellaneous | Swelling of the face |
Miscellaneous | Syncope |
Miscellaneous | Epistaxis |
Miscellaneous | Transplant |
Miscellaneous | Medication refill |
Miscellaneous | Hardware problem |
Nurse only visit | |
Eye | |
Rash |