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Objective  Internationally, Indigenous and minoritised ethnic groups experience longer wait times, differential pain management and less evaluation and treatment for acute conditions within emergency medicine care. Examining ED Inequities (EEDI) aims to investigate whether inequities between Māori and non‐Māori exist within EDs in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). This article presents the descriptive findings for the present study.    Methods  A retrospective observational study framed from a Kaupapa Māori positioning, EEDI uses secondary data from emergency medicine admissions into 18/20 District Health Boards in NZ between 2006 and 2012. Data sources include variables from the Shorter Stays in ED National Research Project database and comorbidity data from NZ's National Minimum Dataset. The key predictor of interest is patient ethnicity with descriptive variables, including sex, age group, area deprivation, mode of presentation, referral method, Australasian Triage Scale and trauma status.    Results  There were a total of 5 972 102 ED events (1 168 944 Māori, 4 803 158 non‐Māori). We found an increasing proportion of ED events per year, with a higher proportion of Māori from younger age groups and areas of high deprivation compared to non‐Māori events. Māori also had a higher proportion of self‐referral and were triaged to be seen within a longer time frame compared to non‐Māori.    Conclusion  Our findings show that there are different patterns of ED usage when comparing Māori and non‐Māori events. The next level of analysis of the EEDI dataset will be to examine whether there are any associations between ethnicity and ED outcomes for Māori and non‐Māori patients.

Examining emergency department inequities: Descriptive analysis of national data (2006–2012)