Sex |
Male | 68131 (47.8) |
Female | 74302 (52.2) |
Age in years, median (IQR†) | 43.0 (26.0 to 60.0) |
Transported by emergency medical services‡ | 18805 (13.2) |
Site |
Tertiary care hospital | 59502 (41.8) |
Community hospital 1 | 39716 (27.9) |
Community health centre | 26168 (18.4) |
Community hospital 2 | 17047 (11.9) |
CTAS§ triage level |
Emergent or urgent | 77187 (54.2% of 142355¶) |
Less or non-urgent | 65168 (45.8) |
ED presentation |
Emergency presentation | 124375 (95.9% of 129642¶) |
Direct to consultation | 3,482 (2.7) |
Return visit—planned | 1357 (1.1) |
Return visit—unplanned | 428 (0.3) |
ED disposition |
Return to usual place of residence | 113426 (79.7% of 142395¶) |
Admitted to hospital | 13637 (9.6) |
Left without full assessment or treatment | 9472 (6.7) |
Discharge to other hospital | 4316 (3.0) |
Left against medical advice | 549 (0.4) |
Deceased | 199 (0.1) |
Other | 796 (0.5) |
ICU admission | 612 (0.4) |