Statistics

Northern Ireland 2006 - What Happened at Hospital?

In 2006, 36% were asked to revisit the A&E department and 23% of persons injured were referred to a GP (Table below).

Fireworks Injuries, by Method of Departure from Accident and Emergency Department, 2002-2006

Method	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
No Further Treatment	16	10	13	18	11
Referred to GP	7	9	8	33	16
Referred to Outpatients	0	2	1	5	7
Revisit A&E	5	14	20	17	25
Transfer to Another Hospital	1	0	3	3	3
Referral to Minor Injuries Unit	0	3	0	2	1
Admitted	6	5	4	6	4
Dead on Arrival/Died	0	0	0	0	0
Other/Not Known	3	2	6	2	2
Total	38	45	55	86	69

Source: Notes

In 2006, four persons were admitted to the hospital to which they reported, and only three were transferred to another hospital. There were no deaths from injuries.

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