@article{ref1,
title="The impact of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments on days with a public holiday or sporting event: a retrospective cohort study",
journal="Prehospital and disaster medicine",
year="2024",
author="Hagan, Stephanie Rae and Crilly, Julia and Ranse, Jamie",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The consumption of alcohol within the Australian community continues to rise, impacting care delivery in already over-burdened emergency departments (EDs).   STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the impact of alcohol-related presentations (ARPs) to EDs on days with a public holiday or sporting event. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was undertaken using routinely collected health data pertaining to patient presentations diagnosed with an alcohol-related disorder (ICD-10-AM code F10) to two EDs in Queensland, Australia from January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe and compare ARPs on event days versus non-event days and uncomplicated versus other ARPs on event days only. <br><br>RESULTS: Of all 5,792 ARPs, nine percent (n = 529) occurred on public holidays or sporting event days. When compared by day type, type of presentation, mode of arrival, and day of week differed between event and non-event days. On event days, uncomplicated ARPs differed to other ARPs, with uncomplicated ARPs being younger, having shorter median length-of-stay (LOS), and less likely to be admitted to hospital. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In this multi-site study, public holidays and sporting events had a noteworthy impact on ARPs to EDs. Focused refinement on the clinical management of uncomplicated ARPs is warranted to inform future resource allocation, including on event days.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-023X",
doi="10.1017/S1049023X24000232",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X24000232"
}