Self-referrals (n = 3,028) | Non-self-referrals (n = 1,975) | |
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Age [mean (SD)] (years) | 32.3 (18.6) | 48.5 (22.1) |
Age categories [n (%)] (years) | ||
0 to 15 | 543 (17.9) | 107 (5.4) |
16 to 35 | 1,310 (43.3) | 512 (25.9) |
36 to 55 | 783 (25.9) | 590 (29.9) |
56 to 75 | 343 (11.3) | 501 (25.4) |
>75 | 49 (1.6) | 265 (13.4) |
Sex, male [n (%)] | 1,636 (54.0) | 951 (48.2) |
Urgent acuity levela [n (%)] | 1,174 (38.8) | 1,281 (64.8) |
No triage [n (%)] | 151 (5.0) | 123 (6.2) |
Chief complaint [n (%)] | ||
Limb problems | 898 (29.7) | 266 (13.5) |
Wounds and local infections and abscesses | 396 (13.1) | 153 (7.7) |
Eye/ear/nose problems and sore throat | 216 (7.1) | 33 (1.7) |
Headache and head injury | 119 (3.9) | 97 (4.9) |
Shortness of breath | 85 (2.8) | 141 (7.1) |
Abdominal pain | 302 (10.0) | 262 (13.3) |
Chest pain | 203 (6.7) | 191 (9.7) |
Patient feeling unwell | 102 (3.4) | 191 (9.7) |
Psychiatric problem | 21 (0.7) | 54 (2.7) |
Other | 686 (22.7) | 587 (29.7) |
Injury [n (%)] | 1,476 (48.7) | 386 (19.5) |
Time of registration during office hours [n (%)] | 990 (32.7) | 1,073 (54.3) |
Diagnostic tests performedb [n (%)] | 1,461 (48.2) | 1,522 (77.1) |
Follow-up care [n (%)] | ||
Discharge without follow-up appointment | 1,363 (45.0) | 396 (20.1) |
Hospital admission | 207 (6.8) | 667 (33.8) |
Discharge, appointment with specialist care | 822 (27.1) | 704 (35.6) |
Left the ED without being seen by a professional | 37 (1.2) | 24 (1.2) |
Referred to children's hospital | 49 (1.6) | 4 (0.2) |
Discharge, appointment with GP | 550 (18.2) | 180 (9.1) |
Suffering from an extremity fracture | 336 (11.1) | 204 (10.3) |
Needing hospital emergency carec | 1,539 (50.8) | 1,597 (80.9) |