Table 1

ED presentations for HealthLinks patients by Australasian Triage Scale triage category

Category2019 total presentations*2020 total presentations*% differenceP value
Resuscitation (1)195102−48<0.001
Emergency (2)34881929−45<0.001
Urgent (3)30721169−62<0.001
Semi-urgent (4)339114−66<0.001
Non-urgent (5)124−670.013
  • *Data date ranges: 19 March to 22 September 2019 and 17 March to 20 September 2020.

  • ED, emergency department.