Table 4 AED: self-referrals, patients referred by the GP and patients brought in by the ambulance services
| Â | Self-referral | Via GP | Via ambulance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Male | 360 (53.2) | 349 (52.6) | 132 (58.9) | 841 (53.7) |
Mean age (sd) | 32.7 (19.7) | 47.0 (28.8) | 55.6 (23.7) | 42.0 (26.0) |
Injury | 537 (80.1) | 226 (35.0) | 92 (41.4) | 855 (55.6) |
Fracture | 103 (19.2) | 93 (41.2) | 25 (27.2) | 221 (25.8) |
Admission | 17 (3.2) | 22 (9.7) | 24 (26.1) | 63 (7.4) |
Appointment outpatient clinic | 173 (32.2) | 117 (51.8) | 30 (32.6) | 320 (37.4) |
Referral to own GP | 347 (64.6) | 87 (38.5) | 38 (41.3) | 472 (55.2) |
Non-injury | 133 (19.9) | 420 (65.0) | 130 (58.6) | 683 (44.4) |
Admission | 47 (35.3) | 294 (70.0) | 98 (75.4) | 439 (62.6) |
Appointment outpatient clinic | 43 (32.3) | 67 (16.0) | 12 (9.2) | 140 (20.0) |
Referral to own GP | 43 (32.3) | 59 (14.0) | 20 (15.4) | 122 (17.4) |
Total | 677 (43.3) | 664 (42.4) | 224 (14.3) | 1565 (100.0) |