A&E Patient's Presenting Complaint

A&E Patient's Presenting Complaint

A self-explanatory term for the reasons given by the patient (or his mate, if the former is incoherent) for attending A&E. The presenting complaint includes the nature or type of accident, injury or illness, and events and associated factors leading to said attendance.
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