SERIOUS INJURIES
During 2005-06, emergency departments in the ACT treated 99,600 people, an increase of 6% from 2004-05, when 93,700 people were treated. Over the same period, there was a 21% decrease in the demand for Resuscitation treatment, an 18% decrease in the demand for Non-urgent treatment, and a 9% decrease for Emergency treatment. The demand for Urgent treatment rose by 17%, and the demand for Semi-urgent treatment rose by 12%.
7.10 Public hospital emergency department presentation, ACT |
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| Resuscitate(a) | Emergency(b) | Urgent(c) | Semi-urgent(d) | Non-urgent(e) | Total | |
| no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | |
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| 2000-01 | 812 | 3 025 | 19 181 | 36 550 | 33 169 | 92 737 | |
| 2001-02 | 1 000 | 3 638 | 18 918 | 35 055 | 36 514 | 95 126 | |
| 2002-03 | 1 021 | 3 831 | 19 709 | 35 261 | 36 326 | 96 148 | |
| 2003-04 | 1 073 | 6 802 | 22 207 | 39 573 | 26 998 | 96 653 | |
| 2004-05 | 1 045 | 6 976 | 26 599 | 43 316 | 15 774 | 93 710 | |
| 2005-06 | 827 | 6 383 | 31 186 | 48 336 | 12 884 | 99 616 | |
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| (a) Resuscitation - treatment required immediately. |
| (b) Emergency - treatment is required within 10 minutes. |
| (c) Urgent - treatment is required within 30 minutes. |
| (d) Semi-urgent - treatment is required within 60 minutes. |
| (e) Non-urgent - treatment is required within 120 minutes. |
| ACT Health, Annual Report 2005-2006. |
