Table 2
Interviewees
| Case | Sex | Age group | Educational level attained | Reason for ED attendance | TC | Wait to see doctor reported by patient* | Total wait | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC, triage category: 1 = highest, 5 = lowest. *Recorded by ED. | |||||||||||
| 01 | M | 60–64 | School | Knee injury | 4 | 3 h (3 h 18 min) | 3½ h (3 h 28 min) | ||||
| 02 | M | 35–39 | Further education | Eye injury | 4 | 1 hr (1 h 19 min) | 1½ to 1¼ h (1 h 34 min) | ||||
| 03 | M | 45–49 | School | Fall | 3 | ¾ hr (¾ hr) | 1 hr (1 h 12 min) | ||||
| 04 | F | 55–59 | School | Fall | 4 | <4 h (3 h 19 min) | 4 h (3 h 29 min) | ||||
| 05 | F | 40–44 | School | RTA | 5 | 4 h (3 h 39 min) | 5 h (4 h 39 min) | ||||
| 06 | F | 60–64 | School | Leg pain | 4 | 1½ h (1 h 19 min) | 2 h (1 h 44 min) | ||||
| 07 | F | 55–59 | Higher education: post-graduate | Rib injury | 4 | 1¼ h (1 h 43 min) | 2 h (1 h 52 min) | ||||
| 08 | M | 70–74 | School | Painful big toe | 4 | 3 h (2 h 33 min) | 3½ h (2 h 36 min) | ||||
| 09 | F | 44–49 | School | Painful rib | 4 | 2 h (1 h 57 min) | 2¼ h (2 h 07 min) | ||||
| 10 | M | 35–39 | Higher education | RTA | 4 | 1¾ h (2 h 02 min) | 2½ h (2 h 07 min) | ||||
| 011 | M | 20–24 | Further education | Painful wrist | 4 | 4 h (2 h 31 min) | 4¼ h (3 h) | ||||
