Table 2.
Some parameters upon admission as attender/presenter to the emergency department (ED).
| All ED visits N = 642 | Two or three ED visits/year N = 340 | ≥ 4 ED visits/year N = 302 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triage level upon ED admission by the ESI (%) -ESI 1 -ESI 2 -ESI 3 -ESI 4/5 |
9 (1.4%) 51 (7.9%) 502 (78.2%) 80 (12.5%) |
4 (1.2%) 21 (6.2%) 278 (81.8%) 37 (10.9%) |
5 (1.7%) 30 (9.9%) 224 (74.2%) 43 (14.2%) |
| Number of ED visits during: -8 am–5 pm -5 pm–11 pm -11 pm–8 am |
1 (1–2) 1 (0–2) 1 (0–1) |
1 (0–2) 1 (0–1) 0 (0–1) |
3 (2–4) 2 (1–3) 1 (0–3) |
| Number of self-admittances | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | 4 (1–6) |
| Number of admittances by paramedics | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–4) |
| Number of emergency allocations by external doctors | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–2) |
| ED admission with police (%) | 22 (3.4%) | 16 (4.7%) | 6 (2.0%) |
| Need for fixation strategies in the ED (%) | 6 (0.9%) | 4 (1.1%) | 2 (0.7%) |
ED, emergency department; ESI, Emergency Severity Index. Results are presented as median (25th–75th percentile).