Table 3

Total number of surgical specialty patients presenting to A&E in six months

*There were total of 20 referrals made to surgical teams. †This is excluding abdominal, chest, renal, and back pains.
Abdominal pains92
Lower GI symptoms20
Head injury36
Burns5
Total*153 (12.2%)
Urology55 (4.4%)
Other pains†41
Fractures44
Dislocations3
Back pains36
Ankle sprains37
Other injuries6
RTAs24
Trauma
    chest/rib11
    upper limb100
    lower limb75
    Face30
    Assaults8
Total orthopaedic374 (30%)