Table 2 The contribution of primary care sensitive conditions to aeromedical services from Tennant Creek, by intervention period
Pre-Intervention A (1999q2 - 2004q3) | Intervention A (2004q4 - 2006q3) | Intervention B (2006q4 - 2012q2) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICD9 Description | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Not stated | 4 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.9 | 10 | 1.5 |
Circulatory system | 33 | 28.9 | 29 | 25.4 | 100 | 22.4 | 162 | 24.0 |
Congenital abnormalities | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Digestive system | 14 | 12.3 | 13 | 11.4 | 71 | 15.9 | 98 | 14.5 |
Diseases of the Blood | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.7 |
Endocrine | 3 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
Genitourinary system | 2 | 1.8 | 9 | 7.9 | 11 | 2.5 | 22 | 3.3 |
Ill-defined conditions | 13 | 11.4 | 17 | 14.9 | 87 | 19.5 | 117 | 17.3 |
Infections and Parasitic diseases | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
Mental disorders | 12 | 10.5 | 11 | 9.6 | 24 | 5.4 | 47 | 7.0 |
Musculoskeletal system | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 12 | 2.7 | 15 | 2.2 |
Neoplasms | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.7 |
Nervous system | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | 2.9 | 21 | 3.1 |
Perinatal | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
Pregnancy | 14 | 12.3 | 7 | 6.1 | 38 | 8.5 | 59 | 8.7 |
Respiratory system | 10 | 8.8 | 12 | 10.5 | 58 | 13.0 | 80 | 11.9 |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 1 | 0.9 | 5 | 4.4 | 15 | 3.4 | 21 | 3.1 |
Total | 114 | 100.0 | 114 | 100.0 | 447 | 100.0 | 675 | 100.0 |