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ACEM report reveals over-representation of Indigenous in Northern Territory hospital EDs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people constitute 43 per cent of all emergency department (ED) presentations in the Northern Territory, a report reveals, despite representing just 26 per cent of its population.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine's (ACEM) inaugural State of Emergency Report 2022, to be released today, has detailed the strain the territory's six public EDs are under.

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