Table 2

Proportions of patients discharged home with their own pre-formatted instruction sheet

ED typeNo oneVery fewSomeAbout halfMostAll patients
Percentages shown in parentheses.
Private (n=17)10 (58.8)2 (11.8) 4 (23.5)1 (5.9)0 (0)0 (0)
Public (n=57)27 (47.4)3 (5.2)18 (31.6)3 (5.2)5 (8.8)1 (1.8)
Total (n=74)37 (50.0)5 (6.8)22 (29.7)4 (5.4)5 (6.8)1 (1.3)