Table 2.
Diagnoses of patients not meeting triage criteria for emergency ambulance
| Diagnosis | No. |
|---|---|
| STI/burn/wound | 44 |
| Head/facial injury GCS 15 | 43 |
| Fractured limb | 40 |
| OD/DSH | 24 |
| Alcohol intoxication | 14 |
| Abdominal pain | 12 |
| Collapse unknown cause, fully conscious | 12 |
| CVA/TIA, fully conscious | 8 |
| Smoke inhalation not short of breath | 8 |
| Chest wall injury | 7 |
| Seizure, fully recovered | 6 |
| Infection | 6 |
| Anxiety | 5 |
| Epistaxis | 4 |
| Mild pulmonary oedema | 3 |
| Headache unknown cause, fully conscious | 3 |
| COPD | 2 |
| Gastrointestinal bleed | 2 |
| Renal colic | 2 |
| Haemoptysis | 2 |
| Constipation | 2 |
| DKA or HONK | 2 |
| Arrhythmia | 1 |
| Hypoglycaemia | 1 |
| Fall, no injury | 1 |
| Corneal abrasion | 1 |
| STI=soft tissue injury; GCS=Glasgow coma score; OD=overdose; DSH=deliberate self harm; CVA=cerebrovascular accident; TIA=transient ischaemic attack; COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DKA=diabetic ketoacidosis; HONK=hyperosmolar non-ketotic acidosis | |