dc.contributor.author | Dossetor, PJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzpatrick, EFM | |
dc.contributor.author | Glass, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Douglas, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Watkins, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Oscar, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Carter, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Harley, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Jeffery, HE | |
dc.contributor.author | Elliott, EJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Martiniuk, ALC | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-25T02:32:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-25T02:32:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2333-794X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/2333794X21991006 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/409453 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background. Aboriginal leaders invited us to examine the frequency and reasons for emergency department (ED) presentations by children in remote Western Australia, where Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) is common. Methods. ED presentations (2007-11 inclusive) were examined for all children born in the Fitzroy Valley in 2002-03. Results. ED data for 127/134 (94.7%) children (95% Aboriginal) showed 1058 presentations over 5-years. Most (81%) had at least 1 presentation (median 9.0, range 1-50). Common presentations included: screening/follow-up/social reasons (16.0%), injury (15.1%), diseases of the ear (14.9%), skin (13.8%), respiratory tract (13.4%), and infectious and parasitic diseases (9.8%). PAE and higher presentations rates were associated. Commonly associated socio-economic factors were household over-crowding, financial and food insecurity. Conclusion. Children in very remote Fitzroy Crossing communities have high rates of preventable ED presentations, especially those with PAE. Support for culturally appropriate preventative programs and improved access to primary health services need to be provided in remote Australia. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 11 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Global Pediatric Health | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 8 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health geography | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Emergency medicine | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 440605 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 320207 | |
dc.title | Emergency Department Presentations by Children in Remote Australia: A Population-based Study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Dossetor, PJ; Fitzpatrick, EFM; Glass, K; Douglas, K; Watkins, R; Oscar, J; Carter, M; Harley, D; Jeffery, HE; Elliott, EJ; Martiniuk, ALC, Emergency Department Presentations by Children in Remote Australia: A Population-based Study, Global Pediatric Health, 2021, 8, pp. 1-11 | |
dcterms.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-10-22T00:42:25Z | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Harley, David | |