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- G G Youssef, T J Underhill, and C Tovey.
- Accident and Emergency Department, Conquest Hospital, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex.
- J Accid Emerg Med. 2000 Sep 1;17(5):348-50.
ObjectivesTo assess the degree of appropriate referral to the accident and emergency (A&E) department following the use of a community alarm where a mobile warden works in conjunction with the community alarm control centre.Methods611 consecutive calls using community alarms underwent assessment and the appropriateness of referral to the A&E department was considered.ResultsOf 542 requests for help 44 patients were transported to the A&E department (8.1%). Twenty nine patients were admitted (5.3%) and 15 patients (2.8%) discharged home from the A&E department after assessment or treatment, or both. Only three patients (0.55%) had been referred to the A&E department inappropriately.ConclusionsThis study shows that where a mobile warden works in conjunction with the community alarm control centre the number of inappropriate referrals to the A&E department should be minimal.
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