PHIDU - Emergency Department Presentations - Total (PHA) 2017-2018

This dataset, released June 2020, contains total Emergency department presentations by principal diagnosis, 2017/18. Presentations include Total presentations; Total presentations for certain infectious and parasitic diseases; Total presentations for mental and behavioural disorders; Total presentations for diseases of the circulatory system; Total presentations for diseases of the respiratory system; Total presentations for diseases of the digestive system; Total presentations for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; Total presentations for diseases of the genitourinary system; Total presentations for injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes; Total presentations for factors influencing health status and contact with health services; Total presentations for other diseases/ conditions.\n\nThe data is by Population Health Area (PHA) 2016 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).\n\n[Population Health Areas](http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/help-and-information/about-our-data/geographical-structures/pha-overview), developed by PHIDU, are comprised of a combination of whole SA2s and multiple (aggregates of) SA2s, where the SA2 is an area in the ABS structure.\n\nFor more information please see the [data source notes](https://phidu.torrens.edu.au/current/data/sha-aust/notes/phidu_data_sources_notes.pdf) on the data. \n\nSource: Compiled by PHIDU using data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, supplied on behalf of State and Territory health departments for 2017/18; and the average of the ABS Estimated Resident Population, 30 June 2017 and 2018.\n\n AURIN has spatially enabled the [original data](https://phidu.torrens.edu.au/social-health-atlases/data#social-health-atlas-of-australia-population-health-areas). Data that was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data) was removed.It has been replaced by by Blank cells. For other keys and abbreviations refer to [PHIDU Keys](https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/s/1ryaKpnBQB6cMCp).