From: Indirect impact of violent events on emergency department utilization and disease patterns
Ā | Total patients (%) Nā=ā23,067 | Event weeks (%) Nā=ā7874 | No-event weeks (%) Nā=ā15, 193 | Chi square, p-value |
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Gender | ||||
āMales | 50.9 | 50.1 | 51.4 | X2(1)ā=ā3.14, pā=ā0.076 |
Age (years) | ||||
āMean (SD) | 33.96āĀ±ā24.4 | 33.22āĀ±ā24.6 | 33.82āĀ±ā24.3 | tā=āā1.1832, pā=ā0.2367 |
Disposition | ||||
āAdmitted | 15.2 | 15.8 | 14.9 | X2(3)ā=ā19.38, pā<ā0.001 |
āDischarged home | 82.13 | 81.0 | 82.7 | Ā |
Dead | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.2 | Ā |
Othersa | 2.49 | 3.05 | 2.2 | Ā |
Severity Index (ESI) | ||||
āHigh Acuity | 4.18 | 3.49 | 4.61 | Zā=ā-9.69, pā<ā0.001 |
āIntermediate Acuity | 71.30 | 76.64 | 68.03 | |
āLow Acuity | 24.52 | 19.88 | 27.36 |