Table 4 Emergency Department (ED) Care and Hospital Resource Utilization for Near-Drowning Patients
Care and Resource Information | True near-drowning (n = 40) | Intentional Injuries (n = 40) | Total (n = 133)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Mode of Arrival | Ambulance | 1 (2.5) | 4 (10.0) | 6 (5.0) |
| Â | Non-Ambulance | 40 (97.5) | 32 (80.0) | 113 (95.0) |
Type of Visit | First Visit | 39 (97.5) | 38 (95.0) | 99 (96.1) |
| Â | Follow-up Visit | 1 (2.5) | 2 (5.0) | 4 (3.9) |
Triage | Done | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.0) | 17 (15.3) |
| Â | Not done | 35 (87.5) | 33 (82.5) | 94 (84.7) |
Disposition**, *** | Discharged from ED | 34 (85.0) | 32 (80.0) | 87 (81.3) |
| Â | Admitted to ward | 3 (7.5) | 1 (2.5) | 15 (14.9) |
Type of Care Provider - Sum*** | Paramedic | 12 (30.0) | 29 (72.5) | 60 (50.8) |
| Â | House officer/intern | 15 (37.5) | 15 (37.5) | 54 (45.8) |
| Â | PG trainee/resident | 9 (22.5) | 6 (15.0) | 20 (16.9) |
| Â | Medical officer | 35 (87.5) | 30 (78.0) | 83 (70.3) |
| Â | Nurse/midwife | 32 (80.0) | 14 (35.0) | 62 (52.5) |
| Â | Attending physician | 1 (2.5) | 1(2.5) | 5 (4.2) |
Treatment Provided - Sum**, **** | CPR | 11 (27.5) | 10 (25.0) | 21 (17.8) |
| Â | Dressing/Debridement | 23 (57.5) | 21 (52.5) | 54 (45.8) |
| Â | Antibiotics | 17 (42.5) | 16 (40.0) | 43 (36.4) |
| Â | Tetanus toxoid injection | 12 (30.0) | 14 (35.0) | 32 (27.1) |
| Â | Painkillers | 29 (72.5) | 23 (57.5) | 88 (74.6) |
| Â | Suturing/staples | 3 (7.5) | 10 (25.0) | 14 (11.9) |
| Â | Other | 18 (45.0) | 16 (40.0) | 45 (30.1) |