Night calls in a single-handed rural practice.
Night calls attended by one doctor during five consecutive years (1973 to 1977) in a single-handed rural practice, were analysed and divided into two categories: (a) reasonable; (b) unreasonable. Half the night calls were genuine emergencies but 17 per cent were quite unnecessary.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D012423:Rural Health