http://www.isdscotland.org/ Emergency Care Health statistics Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/rss ISD Scotland NSS.isdexternalwebsite@nhs.net (ISD Web Team) NSS.isdexternalwebsite@nhs.net (ISD Web Team) http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#680 During the quarter ending 31 December 2011, the number of new and unplanned return attendances at A&E services across Scotland was approximately; 135,600 in October, 128,600 in November and 129,100 in December.During the quarter ending 31 December 2011, the proportion of new and unplanned return attendances at A&E services across Scotland that were seen within 4 hours was; 95.9 % in October, 96.3 % in November and 94.7 % in December.During the quarter ending 31 December 2011, the rate of new and unplanned return attendances (per 100,000 population) at A&E services across Scotland was; 2,597 in October, 2,462 in November and 2,473 in December.Of 0-24 year olds, 0-4 year olds are most likely to attend an A&E service or be admitted following an attendance, followed by 20-24 year old males and 15-19 year old females.Males aged 75 and over, and females aged 80 and Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#680 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#661 It is important to note that hospital admissions data for NHS Scotland for 2010/11 are estimated to be only 95% complete. NHS Grampian and NHS Lanarkshire hospital admissions data are estimated to be 64% and 84% complete respectively. This is mainly due to the implementation of a new IT Patient Management System which has resulted in data submission backlogs from November 2010 for both Boards. For these reasons, hospital admissions data for Scotland, NHS Grampian and NHS Lanarkshire for 2010/11 should NOT be directly compared with data for other years.All hospital admissions data presented for 2010/11 are based on the data submissions which have been received by ISD Scotland to date and do not include any element of estimation or imputation.It is possible to directly compare 2010 deaths as a result of an unintentional injury with previous years.In 2010/11, unintentional injuries accounted for approximately 1 in 7 emergency hospital admissions for children and 1 in 9 for adults.In 2010/11, there were over 354,000 patients admitted to hospital as an emergency. Around 15% of these were admitted as a result of an unintentional injury during the year.The number of emergency admissions to hospital, due to unintentional injuries, was 58,307 in 2010/11. Although the data are incomplete for 2010/11, it is anticipated that the recent downward trend in the number of emergency admissions is continuing.In 2010/11, there were over 32,000 emergency admissions to hospital due to falls. This represents 55% of the total number of emergency admissions to hospital due to unintentional injuries.In 2010, there were 1,364 deaths as a result of an unintentional injury, compared with a similar figure of 1,367 in 2006.In 2010 approximately 1 in 19 childhood deaths are due to an unintentional injury. In adults, deaths due to an unintentional injury account for approximately 1 in 40 deaths.Between 2006 and 2010, adults and children in the most deprived areas were approximately twice as likely to die as a result of an unintentional injury compared to those people from the least deprived areas. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#661 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#649 During the quarter ending 30 September 2011, the number of new and unplanned return patients attending Emergency Departments across Scotland was approximately; 140,700 in July, 139,900 in August and 137,600 in September.During the quarter ending 30 September 2011, the proportion of new and unplanned return patients attending Emergency Departments across Scotland that were seen within 4 hours was; 97.2 % in July, 97.0% in August and 96.0 % in September.During the quarter ending 30 September 2011, the rate of new and unplanned return attendances (per 100,000 population) at Emergency Departments across Scotland was; 2,695 in July, 2,679 in August and 2,634 in September.The 0-4 age band shows the highest attendance and admission rates for younger ages, while for the remaining younger ages the attendance rate peaks at 20-24 for males and 15-19 for females.From the age of 75 onwards both males and females have at least a 1 in 2 chance of being admitted to a hospital bed following an Emergency Department attendance. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#649 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#747 In 2009/10, unintentional injuries accounted for approximately 1 in 7 emergency hospital admissions for children and 1 in 9 for adults.In 2009/10, there were approximately 366,545 patients admitted to hospital as an emergency. Approximately 16% of these were admitted as a result of an unintentional injury.The number of emergency admissions to hospital, due to unintentional injuries, has decreased from 66,087 in 1999/00 to 61,977 in 2009/10 (a decrease of 6.6%). There has also been a decrease in the number of deaths as a result of an unintentional injury from 1,367 in 2000 to 1,347 in 2009 (a decrease of 1.5%).In 2009 approximately 1 in 16 childhood deaths are due to an unintentional injury. In adults, deaths due to an unintentional injury account for approximately 1 in 40 deaths. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/index.asp#747