Table 7 Number of ED attendances in the pre and pandemic periods stratified by presenting complaint for the 10 most common presentations

Trauma – leg

2242

1034

1208

0.46

0.36–0.56

< 0.001

Trauma – arm

2044

1013

1031

0.50

0.38–0.61

< 0.001

Chest pain

2042

1301

741

0.64

0.56–0.72

< 0.001

Abdo pain

1790

934

856

0.52

0.45–0.59

< 0.001

Shortness of breath

960

1520

− 560

1.58

1.39–1.78

< 0.001

Head injury

921

501

420

0.54

0.46–0.63

< 0.001

Pain in leg

645

275

370

0.43

0.34–0.51

< 0.001

Headache

551

290

261

0.53

0.42–0.64

< 0.001

Skin

488

299

189

0.61

0.44–0.78

0.0004

Falls

333

355

−22

1.07

0.85–1.28

0.537