|
Characteristic
|
All EDs (na = 1,124,119)
|
Regional EDs (n = 268,683)
|
Urban EDs (n = 279,329)
|
Academic/ Teaching EDs (n = 576,107)
|
|---|
|
Sex, n (%)
|
|
Female
|
521,605
|
(46.4)
|
127,337
|
(47.4)
|
130,461
|
(46.7)
|
263,807
|
(45.8)
|
|
Male
|
602,511
|
(53.6)
|
141,346
|
(52.6)
|
148,868
|
(53.3)
|
312,297
|
(54.2)
|
|
Age (years)
|
|
mean (SDb)
|
6.6
|
(5.7)
|
7.0
|
(5.9)
|
7.6
|
(6.0)
|
5.9
|
(5.5)
|
|
median [IQRc]
|
5.0
|
[1.0, 12.0]
|
5.0
|
[1.0, 13.0]
|
6.0
|
[2.0, 14.0]
|
4.0
|
[1.0, 10.0]
|
|
Zone of residence, n (%)
|
|
Z5 North
|
141,728
|
(12.6)
|
128,050
|
(47.7)
|
3218
|
(1.2)
|
10,460
|
(1.8)
|
|
Z4 Edmonton
|
379,665
|
(33.8)
|
1604
|
(0.6)
|
175,953
|
(63.0)
|
202,108
|
(35.1)
|
|
Z3 Central
|
62,652
|
(5.6)
|
51,838
|
(19.3)
|
1640
|
(0.6)
|
9174
|
(1.6)
|
|
Z2 Calgary
|
442,157
|
(39.3)
|
2693
|
(1.0)
|
94,644
|
(33.9)
|
344,820
|
(59.9)
|
|
Z1 South
|
81,421
|
(7.2)
|
78,794
|
(29.3)
|
504
|
(0.2)
|
2123
|
(0.4)
|
|
Missing
|
16,496
|
(1.5)
|
5704
|
(2.1)
|
3370
|
(1.2)
|
7422
|
(1.3)
|
|
Fiscal year, n (%)
|
|
2010/2011
|
193,231
|
(17.2)
|
52,191
|
(19.4)
|
46,956
|
(16.8)
|
94,084
|
(16.3)
|
|
2011/2012
|
207,257
|
(18.4)
|
54,019
|
(20.1)
|
49,912
|
(17.9)
|
103,326
|
(17.9)
|
|
2012/2013
|
228,885
|
(20.4)
|
56,272
|
(20.9)
|
52,045
|
(18.6)
|
120,568
|
(20.9)
|
|
2013/2014
|
240,467
|
(21.4)
|
52,686
|
(19.6)
|
61,582
|
(22.0)
|
126,199
|
(21.9)
|
|
2014/2015
|
254,279
|
(22.6)
|
53,515
|
(19.9)
|
68,834
|
(24.6)
|
131,930
|
(22.9)
|
|
Month of year, n (%)
|
|
January
|
96,584
|
(8.6)
|
22,450
|
(8.4)
|
22,938
|
(8.2)
|
51,196
|
(8.9)
|
|
February
|
96,089
|
(8.5)
|
23,202
|
(8.6)
|
23,599
|
(8.4)
|
49,288
|
(8.6)
|
|
March
|
104,653
|
(9.3)
|
25,370
|
(9.4)
|
25,546
|
(9.1)
|
53,737
|
(9.3)
|
|
April
|
93,261
|
(8.3)
|
23,158
|
(8.6)
|
22,537
|
(8.1)
|
47,566
|
(8.3)
|
|
May
|
100,886
|
(9.0)
|
24,338
|
(9.1)
|
26,026
|
(9.3)
|
50,522
|
(8.8)
|
|
June
|
93,162
|
(8.3)
|
22,163
|
(8.2)
|
24,171
|
(8.7)
|
46,828
|
(8.1)
|
|
July
|
83,106
|
(7.4)
|
19,966
|
(7.4)
|
21,024
|
(7.5)
|
42,116
|
(7.3)
|
|
August
|
80,270
|
(7.1)
|
19,241
|
(7.2)
|
20,063
|
(7.2)
|
40,966
|
(7.1)
|
|
September
|
90,448
|
(8.0)
|
21,488
|
(8.0)
|
23,166
|
(8.3)
|
45,794
|
(7.9)
|
|
October
|
92,384
|
(8.2)
|
21,893
|
(8.1)
|
23,095
|
(8.3)
|
47,396
|
(8.2)
|
|
November
|
91,971
|
(8.2)
|
21,773
|
(8.1)
|
22,568
|
(8.1)
|
47,630
|
(8.3)
|
|
December
|
101,305
|
(9.0)
|
23,641
|
(8.8)
|
24,596
|
(8.8)
|
53,068
|
(9.2)
|
|
Day of week, n (%)
|
|
Weekday (Mon-Fri)
|
783,905
|
(69.7)
|
185,264
|
(69.0)
|
192,291
|
(68.8)
|
406,350
|
(70.5)
|
|
Weekend (Sat, Sun)
|
340,214
|
(30.3)
|
83,419
|
(31.0)
|
87,038
|
(31.2)
|
169,757
|
(29.5)
|
|
Time of day, n (%)
|
|
Daytime (08:01–16:00)
|
449,174
|
(40.0)
|
110,186
|
(41.0)
|
99,088
|
(35.5)
|
239,900
|
(41.6)
|
|
Evening (16:01–24:00)
|
531,261
|
(47.3)
|
127,687
|
(47.5)
|
141,119
|
(50.5)
|
262,455
|
(45.6)
|
|
Night (00:01–08:00)
|
143,684
|
(12.8)
|
30,810
|
(11.5)
|
39,122
|
(14.0)
|
73,752
|
(12.8)
|
|
Triage level, n (%)
|
|
1 Resuscitation
|
4228
|
(0.4)
|
472
|
(0.2)
|
755
|
(0.3)
|
3001
|
(0.5)
|
|
2 Emergency
|
142,700
|
(12.7)
|
20,669
|
(7.7)
|
35,636
|
(12.8)
|
86,395
|
(15.0)
|
|
3 Urgent
|
511,712
|
(45.5)
|
104,049
|
(38.7)
|
131,375
|
(47.0)
|
276,288
|
(48.0)
|
|
4 Semi-urgent
|
412,229
|
(36.7)
|
130,364
|
(48.5)
|
91,550
|
(32.8)
|
190,315
|
(33.0)
|
|
5 Non-urgent
|
52,460
|
(4.7)
|
12,419
|
(4.6)
|
19,989
|
(7.2)
|
20,052
|
(3.5)
|
|
Missing
|
790
|
(0.1)
|
710
|
(0.3)
|
24
|
(0.0)
|
56
|
(0.0)
|
|
Disposition, n (%)
|
|
Discharged
|
997,047
|
(88.7)
|
235,917
|
(87.8)
|
252,051
|
(90.2)
|
509,079
|
(88.4)
|
|
Admitted
|
63,695
|
(5.7)
|
15,920
|
(5.9)
|
2735
|
(1.0)
|
45,040
|
(7.8)
|
|
Transferred
|
11,363
|
(1.0)
|
1013
|
(0.4)
|
6462
|
(2.3)
|
3888
|
(0.7)
|
|
LWBSd
|
45,833
|
(4.1)
|
14,026
|
(5.2)
|
15,833
|
(5.7)
|
15,974
|
(2.8)
|
|
LAMAe
|
5968
|
(0.5)
|
1748
|
(0.7)
|
2204
|
(0.8)
|
2016
|
(0.3)
|
|
Death
|
213
|
(0.0)
|
59
|
(0.0)
|
44
|
(0.0)
|
110
|
(0.0)
|
- a n count, b SD standard deviation, cIQR 25th percentile, 75th percentile;
- d LWBS left without being seen;
- e LAMA left against medical advice
