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Aims: To gather information on children with minor illness or injury presentin g to a paediatric accident and emergency (A&E) department and the decision maki ng process leading to their attendance. Methods: Prospective questionnaire based survey of 465 children selected by systematic sampling from A&E offenders allo cated to the lowest triage category. Results: The study population was statistic ally representative of the total population of A&E offenders. The lower depriva tion categories were over represented. Educational attainment, childcare experie nce, and parental coping skills were important in relation to A&E attendance. M ore children attended with injury as opposed to illness. There were no significa nt demographic differences between those children who presented directly to A&E and those who made prior contact with a GP. Just under half the study populatio n had made contact with a general practitioner (GP) before attending A&E. The m ajority of those children were directly referred to A&E at that point. GPs refe rred equivalent numbers of children with illness and injury. Conclusions: Parent s and GPs view paediatric A&E departments as an appropriate place to seek treat ment for children with minor illness or injury.
Aims: To gather information on children with minor illness or injury presentin g to a paediatric accident and emergency (A & E) department and the decision maki ng process leading to their attendance. Methods: Prospective questionnaire based survey of 465 children selected by systematic sampling from A & E Results enlightenment allo cated to the lowest triage category. Results: The study population was statistic ally representative of the total population of A & E offenders. The lower depriva tion categories were over represented. Educational attainment, childcare experie nce, and parental coping skills were important in relation to A & E attendance. M ore children attended with injury as opposed to illness. There were no significa nt demographic differences between those children who presented directly to A & E and those who made prior contact with a GP. Just under half the study populatio n had made contact with a general practitioner (GP) before attending A & E. The mjorjor of those children were directl Conclusions: Parent s and GPs view pediatric A & E departments as an appropriate place to seek treat ment for children with minor illness or injury.