Statistics

Northern Ireland 2008 - What Happened at Hospital?

In the 2008 reporting period, 34% required no further treatment, 19% were referred to Outpatients, 16% were asked to revisit the A&E department and 16% of persons injured were referred to a GP (Table below).

Fireworks Injuries, by Method of Departure from Accident and Emergency Department, 2004 - 2008

Method	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
No Further Treatment	13	18	11	19	11
Referred to GP	8	33	16	19	5
Referred to Outpatients	1	5	7	2	6
Revisit A&E	20	17	25	26	5
Transfer to Another Hospital	3	3	3	8	3
Referral to Minor Injuries Unit	0	2	1	7	0
Admitted	4	6	4	5	0
Dead on Arrival/Died	0	0	0	0	0
Other/Not Known	6	2	2	11	2
Total	55	86	69	97	32

Source: Notes

In the reporting period this year, no persons were admitted to the hospital to which they reported, and two were transferred to another hospital. There were no deaths from injuries.

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