Table 2 Visit characteristics of all patient visits to the emergency department from 1st January 2003 to 31st December 2004 (n = 64,147).
Variable | No | % | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arrival Transport | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ambulance | 21190 | 33 | Â | Â |
Police | 1135 | 1.8 | Â | Â |
Car | 7231 | 11.3 | Â | Â |
Public Transport | 4201 | 6.5 | Â | Â |
Unknown | 30390 | 47.4 | Â | Â |
Australasian Triage Code | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 (seen immediately) | 863 | 1.3 | Â | Â |
2 (seen within 10 minutes) | 5830 | 9.1 | Â | Â |
3 (seen within 30 minutes) | 25344 | 39.5 | Â | Â |
4 (seen within 60 minutes) | 27229 | 42.4 | Â | Â |
5 (seen within 120 minutes). | 4881 | 7.6 | Â | Â |
Season | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Summer | 16367 | 25.5 | Â | Â |
Autumn | 16044 | 25.0 | Â | Â |
Winter | 15559 | 24.3 | Â | Â |
Spring | 16177 | 25.2 | Â | Â |
Shift | Â | Â | Â | Â |
AM shift (0726–1425) | 23142 | 36.1 |  |  |
PM shift (1426–2135) | 24620 | 38.4 |  |  |
ND shift (2136–0725) | 16385 | 25.5 |  |  |
After Hours (1701–0859) |  |  |  |  |
Yes | 34154 | 53.2 | Â | Â |
No | 29993 | 46.8 | Â | Â |
Attend Code(Sent in by) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Self or Family | 45593 | 71.1 | Â | Â |
Other | 8569 | 13.4 | Â | Â |
GP | 5071 | 7.9 | Â | Â |
Nursing Home | 252 | 0.4 | Â | Â |
Other Institution | 1510 | 2.4 | Â | Â |
Presenting Complaint | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Injury | 11841 | 18.5 | Â | Â |
Mental Illness | 2980 | 4.6 | Â | Â |
Drug Misuse | 1119 | 1.7 | Â | Â |
Medical | 45771 | 71.4 | Â | Â |
Other | 2436 | 3.8 | Â | Â |
Left Own Risk | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 3372 | 5.3 | Â | Â |
No | 60775 | 94.7 | Â | Â |
Discharge Outcome | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Admit | 15898 | 24.8 | Â | Â |
Transfer | 1708 | 2.7 | Â | Â |
Home | 42667 | 66.5 | Â | Â |
Nursing Home | 201 | 0.3 | Â | Â |
Return to Ward | 303 | 0.5 | Â | Â |
Variables | Min | Max | Mean (SD) | Median |
Time to be Seen (Minutes) | 0.0 | 852.7 | 46.5(58.7) | 25.1 |
Inpatient Length of Stay (Days) | 0.04 | 191.2 | 7.0(10.2) | 4.1 |
ED Length of Stay (Hours) | 0.0 | 96.0 | 4.6(4.8) | 3.4 |