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| Emergency type | Example of emergency | Percentage of hospital-based EDs able to treat 24/7 (%) | Percentage of non-hospital-based EDs able to treat 24/7 (%) |
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| Medical cardiology | Arrhythmia, acute myocardial infarction | 100% | 97% |
| Medical oncology | Fever and neutropenia | 75% | 80% |
| Medical other | Urinary tract infection, acute asthma | 100% | 97% |
| Trauma | Motor vehicle crash, gun shot wound | 100% | 97% |
| Neurological and neurosurgical | Acute thromboembolic stroke, intracranial haemorrhage | 100% | 94% |
| Urological | Kidney stone | 100% | 97% |
| Obstetrical | Complications of pregnancy | 100% | 90% |
| Gynaecological | Ruptured ovarian cyst, yeast infection | 100% | 90% |
| Ear, nose, throat | Severe epistaxis | 100% | 94% |
| Ophthalmological | Acute glaucoma, eye injury | 100% | 93% |
| Toxicological | Overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning | 100% | 96% |
| Psychiatric | Psychosis | 100% | 90% |
| Dental | Tooth extraction | 100% | 41% |
| Surgical oral maxillofacial | Jaw fracture, oral abscess | 100% | 78% |
| Surgical plastic | Severe lip laceration | 100% | 96% |
| Surgical hand | Tendon injury | 100% | 92% |
| Surgical orthopaedic | Long bone fractures | 100% | 96% |
| Surgical general | Acute appendicitis, pneumothorax | 100% | 94% |
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