The characteristics and outcomes of mental health patients presenting to an emergency department over a twelve month period
The number of mental health consumers presenting to the emergency department (ED) over
the last five years has been increasing because of mainstreaming. The aims of this paper
are to:(i) describe the characteristics of mental health patient presentations to our ED;(ii)
examine the distribution of triage code allocations; and (iii) identify the outcomes of ED
mental health patients.
the last five years has been increasing because of mainstreaming. The aims of this paper
are to:(i) describe the characteristics of mental health patient presentations to our ED;(ii)
examine the distribution of triage code allocations; and (iii) identify the outcomes of ED
mental health patients.