Why do people go to the A&E?
- 7 November 1990
- journal article
- Published by RCNi in Nursing Standard
- Vol. 5 (7) , 24-28
- https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.5.7.24.s30
Abstract
Mike Walsh introduces a four-part series on the factors influencing accident and emergency attendance by considering the attendance trends in Bristol Royal Infirmary A&E department in 1988. Important findings include objective evidence of increases in assault injuries associated with excessive alcohol intake at nights and weekends, and a disturbingly high rate of patients who register at A&E but do not wait to be seen by a doctor. The implications of these and other findings will be discussed in future papers in the series.Keywords
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