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Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending Australian emergency departments
Author(s) -
Lim Jolene CJ,
Harrison Glenn,
Raos Maximilian,
Moore Katie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.13701
Subject(s) - indigenous , medicine , triage , confidence interval , odds ratio , emergency department , family medicine , medical emergency , nursing , ecology , pathology , biology
Indigenous ED patients were more likely than other patients to present with mental and behavioural disorders, leave without being seen and stay longer in the ED before admission. Indigenous patients attending remote EDs, were more likely than other patients to be classified as requiring more urgent care and to be admitted. There is a need to improve the culturally safety of ED services and improve the accessibility of primary and secondary care for Indigenous Australians, particularly in regional and remote Australia.