ED presentations for HealthLinks patients by Australasian Triage Scale triage category
Category | 2019 total presentations* | 2020 total presentations* | % difference | P value |
Resuscitation (1) | 195 | 102 | −48 | <0.001 |
Emergency (2) | 3488 | 1929 | −45 | <0.001 |
Urgent (3) | 3072 | 1169 | −62 | <0.001 |
Semi-urgent (4) | 339 | 114 | −66 | <0.001 |
Non-urgent (5) | 12 | 4 | −67 | 0.013 |
*Data date ranges: 19 March to 22 September 2019 and 17 March to 20 September 2020.
ED, emergency department.