Children swamp emergency departments

By Julia Medew
Updated March 15 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 3 2015 - 6:17pm
Children are dominating presentations at hospital emergency departments, new research has revealed. Photo: Damian Shaw
Children are dominating presentations at hospital emergency departments, new research has revealed. Photo: Damian Shaw

Young children and people aged in their 20s are visiting public hospital emergency departments in greater numbers than the elderly, a new study has found.