Table 4

Emergency admissions to day assessment unit 1995–6 (for elective admissions see text)

Emergency admissions to day assessment unit No of transfers from day assessment unit to inpatient ward
Miscellaneous489339
Pyrexia/‘viral illness’16081
Upper respiratory infection2815
Bronchiolitis6041
Chest infection9572
Asthma12291
Croup3227
Gastroenteritis13092
Ingestion6910
Abdominal pain11691
Head injury9237
Rash ? cause457
? Meningitis/meningitis1911
Epilepsy4826
Febrile convulsion8554
Allergic reaction8
Non-accidental injury222
Trauma/orthopaedic11177
Total17311073