Research Article
Common Presenting Problems for Young People Attending the Emergency Department
Table 2
Presenting problems of medical attendees aged 13–17 years.
| Presenting problem | | (%) | Rank |
| Abdominal pain | 480 | (16.3) | 1 | Self-harm | 314 | (10.6) | 2 | Fits, faints, and funny turns | 308 | (10.4) | 3 | Breathing difficulty | 213 | (7.2) | 4 | Intoxication | 178 | (6.0) | 5 | ENT problem | 145 | (5) | 6 | Pregnancy related problem | 144 | (5) | 7 | Chest pain | 129 | (4) | 8 | Headache | 120 | (4) | 9 | Allergic reaction | 106 | (4) | 10 | Diarrhoea +/− vomiting | 94 | (3) | 11 | Rash | 63 | (2) | 12 | Febrile illness | 53 | (2) | 13 | Swollen/painful limb | 51 | (2) | 14 |
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