Table 2 Drug- and alcohol-related ED presentations by persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) (England)
| Â | Diagnosis description | Finished consultant episodes (total patients) | % male | Mean age | % White ethnicity | % arrival by ambulance | % who died | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PEH | Gen Popl | PEH | Gen Popl | PEH | Gen Popl | PEH | Gen Popl | PEH | Gen Popl | |||
2018/2019 Total | Poisoning (inc. overdose) | 7876 | 83.5 | NA | 43.0 | NA | 70.4 | NA | 76.7 | NA | 20.9 | NA |
Social problems (inc. chronic alcoholism and homelessness) | 1072 | 78.5 | NA | 44.4 | NA | 69.7 | NA | 50.4 | NA | 11.8 | NA | |
Total drug and alcohol | 8948 | 82.9 | NA | 43.2 | NA | 70.3 | NA | 73.5 | NA | 19.9 | NA | |
All disease diagnoses | 44,061 | 76.7 | 48.7 | 41.1 | NA | 68.0 | 70.4 | 43.2 | 21.8 | 0.12 | 0.10 | |
2009/2010 Total | Poisoning (inc. overdose) | 2996 | 82.2 | NA | 63.0 | NA | NA | NA | 81.5 | NA | 32.7 | NA |
Social problems (inc. chronic alcoholism and homelessness) | 869 | 90.2 | NA | 55.0 | NA | NA | NA | 76.1 | NA | 25.0 | NA | |
Total drug and alcohol | 3865 | 84.0 | NA | 61.2 | NA | NA | NA | 80.3 | NA | 31.0 | NA | |
All disease diagnoses | 30,406 | 73.3 | 51.2 | 52.5 | NA | NA | NA | 47.9 | 25.2 | 0.37 | 0.20 | |