Table 1
Attendance in each triage category and deprivation score
| DEPCAT | Population | Number in triage category 1 | Triage category 1: proportion of population | Number in triage category 2 | Triage category 2: proportion of population | Number in triage category 3 | Triage category 3: proportion of population | Number in triage category 4 | Triage category 4: proportion of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triage categories: 1 = immediate resuscitation required, 2 = urgent medical attention required, 3 = significant illness or injury requiring medical care and 4 = minor illness or injury potentially amenable to treatment in primary care. DEPCAT = Carstairs Deprivation Category. | |||||||||
| 1 and 2 | 27 777 | 21 | 0.0003–0.001 | 185 | 0.005–0.008 | 1105 | 0.037–0.043 | 4 265 | 0.148–0.159 |
| 3, 4 and 5 | 68 608 | 102 | 0.001–0.002 | 593 | 0.008–0.010 | 3428 | 0.048–0.052 | 13 743 | 0.196–0.204 |
| 6 and 7 | 6 570 | 26 | 0.002–0.006 | 84 | 0.009–0.016 | 549 | 0.075–0.092 | 2 224 | 0.323–0.354 |
| All | 102 955 | 149 | 0.001–0.002 | 862 | 0.008–0.009 | 5082 | 0.048–0.051 | 20 232 | 0.193–0.200 |
