Accident and emergency abusers.
Inappropriate attendances at Accident and Emergency departments is a problem affecting all such services around the UK. Different approaches have been and are being tried. We report the results of a detailed study of this subject and discuss the main cause of the abuse of this facility.
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D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors