Social factors and A&E attendance.
In the third part of his series on trends in A&E attendance, Mike Walsh focuses on the significance of social factors and finds considerable influence being exerted by employment status and gender. Unemployed people comprised a disproportionate number of attenders, while women formed the larger group suffering injuries related to accidents in the home. The author urges nurses to take social factors into consideration when planning care.
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D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class