❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on emergency department presentations for chest pain or heart issues in individuals under 40, revealing a significant increase between 2017 and 2023.
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Can the Minister please provide information, broken down by year, related to the number of people under the age of 40 presenting to emergency departments in Western Australian hospitals with chest pain or heart issues for the years 2017 to 2023?
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Answered
26 November 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
The number of patients under the age of 40 presenting to public emergency departments in Western Australian hospitals with chest pain or heart issues for the years 2017 to 2023:
Year
Number of Patients
2017
6,940
2018
7,743
2019
8,109
2020
8,282
2021
11,084
2022
12,468
2023
10,537
Year
Number of Patients
2017
6,940
2018
7,743
2019
8,109
2020
8,282
2021
11,084
2022
12,468
2023
10,537
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