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Objectives
To describe the characteristics, diagnoses and outcomes of older adolescents, aged 16–19 years, presenting to a paediatric ED.
Methods
A retrospective review of total ED presentations by older adolescents to a tertiary paediatric hospital between 2010 and 2012, inclusive, was undertaken to determine if behavioural or mental health problems were common.
Results
A total of 1184 ED presentations...
Objective
To describe the characteristics of adolescents presenting with deliberate self‐poisoning (DSP) to a large Australian healthcare network.
Method
This is a retrospective chart review of 12–17 year olds presenting to three Monash Health EDs with self‐poisoning from January 2012 to December 2014.
Results
There were 35 207 adolescent presentations in the study period. A total of 721 cases...
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