The open access ENT casualty service

The ENT specialist's experience of emergencies is usually influenced by a process of prior selection in the GP surgery or in a general Casualty Department. A survey of 1,000 consecutive patients presenting to a 24 hour open access ENT Casualty service is presented. For a variety of reasons, ove...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1992-08, Vol.106 (8), p.719-721
Main Authors: Agrawal, R., Hampal, S., Flood, L. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
England
Family Practice
Female
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Health Services Misuse - statistics & numerical data
hospital
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Main Articles
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Otolaryngology - statistics & numerical data
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Time Factors
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Summary:The ENT specialist's experience of emergencies is usually influenced by a process of prior selection in the GP surgery or in a general Casualty Department. A survey of 1,000 consecutive patients presenting to a 24 hour open access ENT Casualty service is presented. For a variety of reasons, over half of these patients had never sought their G.P.'s advice for their ENT complaint but preferred the hospital service. The value of even a brief exposure to ENT casualty work for GP trainees is demonstrated.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100120675