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The open access ENT casualty service

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Agrawal ,
S. Hampal  and
L. M. Flood
R. Agrawal
Affiliation:
Middlesbrough
S. Hampal
Affiliation:
Middlesbrough
L. M. Flood*
Affiliation:
Middlesbrough
*
L. M. Flood, North Riding Infirmary Research Foundation, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS1 5JE.
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Abstract

The ENT specialist's experience of emergencies is usually influenced by a process of prior selection in the GP surgery or in a general Casualty Department. A survey of 1,000 consecutive patients presenting to a 24 hour open access ENT Casualty service is presented. For a variety of reasons, over half of these patients had never sought their G.P.'s advice for their ENT complaint but preferred the hospital service. The value of even a brief exposure to ENT casualty work for GP trainees is demonstrated.

Keywords

Emergency Servicehospital
Type
Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 719 - 721
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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