title: A study of the eye care provided by an accident and emergency department.
abstract: The eye care provided by an Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department was prospectively studied over a 2-month period. Six out of a total of 506 patients were deemed to have been treated unsatisfactorily by the A&E Department. None of these patients suffered serious sequelae. Approximately one in three of those patients seen solely by A&E staff failed to have their visual acuity recorded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident & Emergency Medicine, St. James' University Hospital, Leeds, U.K.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hulbert
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014787:Vision Tests; D014792:Visual Acuity