scholarly journals Use of the online poisons information database TOXBASE and admissions rates for poisoned patients from emergency departments in England and Wales during 2008 to 2015

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 1078-1089
Author(s):  
Kate Pyper ◽  
Chris Robertson ◽  
Michael Eddleston ◽  
Euan Sandilands ◽  
D. Nicholas Bateman
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Departments ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Information Database ◽  
Poisons Information

Management of distal radius fractures in emergency departments in England and Wales

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Sprot ◽  
Andrew Metcalfe ◽  
Adekoyejo Odutola ◽  
Jeya Palan ◽  
Simon White
Keyword(s):  
Distal Radius ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Distal Radius Fractures ◽  
Radius Fractures ◽  
England And Wales

Emergency Departments Are Underutilized Sites for Suicide Prevention

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Luke Larkin ◽  
Annette L. Beautrais
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Emergency Departments

Suicidal Behavior and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Emergency Departments Underestimated by Administrative Claims Data

Crisis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Stanley ◽  
Glenn W. Currier ◽  
Megan Chesin ◽  
Sadia Chaudhury ◽  
Shari Jager-Hyman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Administrative Claims ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Ed Visits ◽  
External Causes ◽  
Severe Psychopathology

Abstract. Background: External causes of injury codes (E-codes) are used in administrative and claims databases for billing and often employed to estimate the number of self-injury visits to emergency departments (EDs). Aims: This study assessed the accuracy of E-codes using standardized, independently administered research assessments at the time of ED visits. Method: We recruited 254 patients at three psychiatric emergency departments in the United States between 2007 and 2011, who completed research assessments after presenting for suicide-related concerns and were classified as suicide attempters (50.4%, n = 128), nonsuicidal self-injurers (11.8%, n = 30), psychiatric controls (29.9%, n = 76), or interrupted suicide attempters (7.8%, n = 20). These classifications were compared with their E-code classifications. Results: Of the participants, 21.7% (55/254) received an E-code. In all, 36.7% of research-classified suicide attempters and 26.7% of research-classified nonsuicidal self-injurers received self-inflicted injury E-codes. Those who did not receive an E-code but should have based on the research assessments had more severe psychopathology, more Axis I diagnoses, more suicide attempts, and greater suicidal ideation. Limitations: The sample came from three large academic medical centers and these findings may not be generalizable to all EDs. Conclusion: The frequency of ED visits for self-inflicted injury is much greater than current figures indicate and should be increased threefold.

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