Detecting Substance Abuse in the Emergency Department: A 10-Year Comparative Study

Table 2

(a) Reason for consult, (b) admissions.

(a)

Chi-square: 0.001	Reason for consult					Total
	Accident (nontraffic)	Aggression	Self-harm	Common illness	Traffic accident
2000	51	18	81	202	63	415
	12.3%	4.3%	19.5%	48.7%	15.2%	100.0%
2010	51	25	100	247	29	452
	11.3%	5.5%	22.1%	54.6%	6.4%	100.0%

(b)

Chi-square: 0.004	2000	2010	Total
Admissions
NO	298	362	660
	45.2%	54.8%	100.0%
SI	117	90	207
	56.5%	43.5%	100.0%