| Symptom/Disease | GPs (n = 15,436) | EDs (n = 6,458) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual Care (n = 7258) | UCCs (n = 8178) | Usual Care (n = 4449) | UCCs (n = 2009) | |
| Laceration/cut | 1606 (65.5) | 2401 (94.0) | 846 (34.5) | 154 (6.0) |
| Sprain/strain of joint | 126 (8.9) | 88 (14.6) | 1293 (91.1) | 515 (85.4) |
| Sprain/strain of ankle | 495 (62.1) | 500 (87.9) | 302 (37.9) | 69 (12.1) |
| Bruise/contusion | 511 (100.0) | 769 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Injury musculoskeletal NOS | 507 (78.0) | 531 (88.8) | 143 (22.0) | 67 (11.2) |
| Fracture hand/foot bone | 158 (25.4) | 123 (24.3) | 463 (74.6) | 384 (75.7) |
| Trauma/injury NOS | 517 (97.4) | 505 (97.9) | 14 (2.6) | 11 (2.1) |
| Fracture: other* | 119 (20.1) | 103 (25.7) | 473 (79.9) | 298 (74.3) |
| Abrasion/scratch/blister | 359 (94.5) | 456 (99.8) | 21 (5.5) | 1 (0.2) |
| Burn/scald | 325 (88.3) | 296 (96.7) | 43 (11.7) | 10 (3.3) |
Data are number (%) of patients per setting.
↵* Fracture other than radius/ulna, tibia/fibula, hand/foot, femur.
ED, emergency department; GP, general practitioner; NOS, not otherwise specified; UCC, urgent care collaboration.