Lockstone D R
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1976 Jan;26(162):68-71.
All the night calls attended in 1974 by seven doctors in a group practice were analysed. Each call was classified by the doctor attending, into categories of urgency.Half of all the night calls were found to be genuine emergencies, and only seven per cent were judged to be totally unnecessary.
对1974年一组七名医生夜间出诊的所有病例进行了分析。每次出诊由出诊医生按照紧急程度进行分类。结果发现,所有夜间出诊病例中有一半是真正的紧急情况,只有7%被判定为完全不必要。