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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
7
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-3-8
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The Department of Health state that the prime function of the A&E department is to provide for the reception and initial management of every variety of medical emergency, provided that the condition could not be treated by the General Practitioner. The A&E department in the Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin receives an average of 55,000 visits annually. The study profiled attenders according to their: socioeconomic status; reasons for attendance; appropriateness of attendance; and outcome of attendance. Attenders parents were more likely to be unemployed (22%), single (26%) and GMS card holders (52%) than national average figures. Families who attended out of hours (i.e. after 5pm) and/or who were self-referred did not differ socio-economically from other attenders. 74% of all attenders were self-referred and the self-referred group were more likely to attend after 5pm. 54% of attenders had attended the department more than once in the previous twelve months. 37% of all attendance were due to accidents. Casualty doctors assessed that 39% of all attendance did not require hospital services. However, the percentage of 'GP referred' and 'self-referred' groups deemed to require hospital services were comparable (47% v 38%). Furthermore, only 19% of GP referrals were admitted. These figures suggest that a large number of children who attend the A&E department should be attending a medical paediatric out patient unit, rather than an A&E department.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Nov
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| pubmed:issn |
0332-3102
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
90
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
266-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-10-26
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Accidents,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Admitting Department, Hospital,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Emergencies,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Emergency Medical Services,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Hospitals, Pediatric,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Ireland,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Length of Stay,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10036820-Referral and Consultation
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| pubmed:year |
1997
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
A profile of attenders at the A&E Department of the Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
A&E Department, Children's Hospital, Dublin.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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