T F Beattie1, D R Gorman, J J Walker. 1. Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust, University of Edinburgh, Department of General Practice.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between deprivation category, triage score and accident and emergency (A&E) attendance for children under the age of 13. DESIGN: Retrospective study of all children attending an A&E department over one year. SETTING: A paediatric teaching hospital in Edinburgh. SUBJECTS: All children attending the A&E department who had a postcode and a triage score documented on attendance. The postcode was used to determine the deprivation category and the triage scored the severity of illness or injury. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The relation between deprivation category, triage score and frequency of attendance. RESULTS: There is a trend towards increased attendance in all triage categories for deprivation categories 6 and 7. CONCLUSIONS: Attendance at A&E is not only related to severity of injury but also to deprivation category. The reason why people from disadvantaged areas attend more frequently needs further evaluation.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between deprivation category, triage score and accident and emergency (A&E) attendance for children under the age of 13. DESIGN: Retrospective study of all children attending an A&E department over one year. SETTING: A paediatric teaching hospital in Edinburgh. SUBJECTS: All children attending the A&E department who had a postcode and a triage score documented on attendance. The postcode was used to determine the deprivation category and the triage scored the severity of illness or injury. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The relation between deprivation category, triage score and frequency of attendance. RESULTS: There is a trend towards increased attendance in all triage categories for deprivation categories 6 and 7. CONCLUSIONS: Attendance at A&E is not only related to severity of injury but also to deprivation category. The reason why people from disadvantaged areas attend more frequently needs further evaluation.
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