Citation

Hogg WE, Lafleur R. Can. Fam. Physician 1984; 30: 332-338.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, College of Family Physicians of Canada)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21279012

PMCID

PMC2154046

Abstract

The demographic and medical characteristics of patients using the emergency department of the Gatineau Memorial Hospital in Wakefield, Quebec were studied. These characteristics are compared with those reported in the medical literature. A youthful, predominantly male population presented to the emergency department, usually because of trauma or respiratory illness. Seventy-five percent of the patients were seen within 20 minutes of their arrival. Medications were prescribed slightly over 50% of the time, but laboratory and radiology services were infrequently used. Of the patients seen, 6.4% were transferred to larger city hospitals. These transferred patients most frequently were trauma victims needing complicated surgery or specialized services.

Language: en