TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - A one year prospective census of workload and process at a community hospital casualty room
JO  - Irish medical journal
A1  - Cullen, W.
A1  - Golden, N.
A1  - Bury, G.
A1  - Fitzpatrick, N.
SP  - 274
EP  - 277
VL  - 92
IS  - 2
N2  - A prospective census of patients attending the casualty room of Wicklow District Hospital (a general practitioner operated service) for one year was performed. A total of 1564 attendances were recorded, of which 904 (58%) were male and 953 (61%) were eligible for free medical care. Almost half, 735 (47%) attended outside daytime hours. Concerning type of presentation, 637 (41%) attended with acute trauma, 450 (29%) attended with acute medical and 477 (30%) attended with elective problems. Repeat visits accounted for 5% of the total. Concerning outcome of consultation, 409 (26%) were given a prescription, 307 (20%) had blood tests, 263 (17%) received dressings, 183 (12%) were referred to secondary care, 168 (11%) were followed up by their GP, 146 (9%) had minor surgery, and 86 (5%) had no intervention. This study indicates that the hospital is responsible for a considerable workload, with a significant out of hours component.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0332-3102
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -