Cross-sectional study of emergency department presentation triage categories at Goondiwindi Hospital and their effect on the treatment of acute emergencies

Autor:	Ashraf Saleh
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Male Emergency Medical Services medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Outpatient clinic 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry Rural health Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Emergency department medicine.disease Triage Cross-Sectional Studies Practice Guidelines as Topic Emergency medicine Female Queensland Rural Health Services Medical emergency Emergencies Rural area Presentation (obstetrics) Family Practice business
Zdroj:	Australian Journal of Rural Health. 25:235-240
ISSN:	1038-5282
DOI:	10.1111/ajr.12337
Popis:	Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the number and proportion of non-acute presentations to a district hospital emergency department in Goondiwindi, a rural Queensland town, both in the treatment of emergency cases and potential barriers patients have in seeing a medical practitioner in the general practice setting. Design Occasions of service to Goondiwindi Hospital were collated from administrative records according to Australasian Triage Scale categories and analysed by Student's t-test for monthly variations in triage category presentations. Setting Outpatient clinic (emergency department of a public district hospital). Participants All patients presenting to Goondiwindi Hospital Emergency Department from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013. Main outcome measure Proportion of high and low triage category presentations in Goondiwindi Hospital during the study period. Results Triage category 4 and 5 presentations comprised 35.9% (mean = 225 per month) and 44.4% (mean = 278 per month), respectively, of all occasions of service at the Goondiwindi Hospital Emergency Department during this 6 month period. Life-threatening presentations (Triage Category 1 and 2) comprised
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