Table 1

Proportion of non-trauma to trauma patients

YearProportion of non-trauma to trauma patients, in-hours (%)Proportion of non-trauma to trauma patients, out-of-hours (%)Proportion of non-trauma to trauma patients, at all times (%)
199932.335.133.4
200030.339.033.8
200133.635.734.4
200234.840.436.9
200338.243.440.1
200438.346.041.5
200539.648.243.3
200637.747.241.8
p Value for trendSlope = 0.012, SE = 0.00104, χ2 (df = 1) for trend = 135.0, p<0.001Slope = 0.019, SE = 0.0013, χ2 (df = 1) for trend  = 228.6, p<0.001Slope = 0.015, SE = 0.00081, χ2 (df = 1) for trend = 363.1, p<0.001