Self referral to an accident and emergency department.

Self referral to an accident and emergency department for another opinion.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether patients referring themselves to an accident and emergency department for another opinion after consulting their general practitioner present with serious illness, show any risk factors for being admitted, or are more likely to be patients of particular practitioners. DESIGN Six month prospective survey. SETTING District general hospital's accident and emergen...

Epidemiology of burns presenting to an accident and emergency department.

Referral to the accident and emergency department following the use of community alarms.

OBJECTIVES To assess the degree of appropriate referral to the accident and emergency (A&E) department following the use of a community alarm where a mobile warden works in conjunction with the community alarm control centre. METHODS 611 consecutive calls using community alarms underwent assessment and the appropriateness of referral to the A&E department was considered. RESULTS Of 542 requ...

Audit of ankle injuries in an accident and emergency department.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the treatment of ankle injuries in an accident and emergency department could be improved by an audit of existing treatment and the creation and use of a protocol. DESIGN The study consisted of three parts: a review of the current treatment and published reports on treatment, the formation of a protocol, and a study of treatment after introducing the protocol. ...

Alcohol-related attendances at an accident and emergency department.

Using a self-administered alcohol-related questionnaire and the clinical records a survey was made of the prevalence and severity of alcohol-related problems in the accident and emergency department at the Belfast City Hospital. Of 10,410 consecutive attendances during three months, 6,625 completed a questionnaire: 4,349 admitted they took alcohol at some time, 906 men exceeded 21 units weekly,...