Table 1 Characteristics of patients with pre-hospital non-specific complaints (NSCs) and gender- and age-matched controls with specific pre-hospital assessments admitted to Södersjukhuset’s Emergency Department during 2012
From: Non-specific complaints in the ambulance; predisposing structural factors
Pre-hospital NSC | Controls with specific pre-hospital assessment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | P-value€ | |
Total | 493 | 493 | |
Sex | 287 (58) | 287 (58) | 1.000 |
Female | |||
Age category | 1.000 | ||
18–29 | 15 (3) | 15 (3) | |
30–39 | 9 (2) | 9 (9) | |
40–49 | 13 (3) | 13 (3) | |
50–59 | 17 (3) | 17 (3) | |
60–69 | 60 (12) | 60 (12) | |
70–79 | 91 (18) | 91 (18) | |
80–89 | 213 (43) | 213 (43) | |
≥90 | 75 (15) | 75 (15) | |
Day of the week | |||
Weekday | 352 (71) | 351 (71) | 0.944 |
Weekend | 141 (29) | 142 (29) | |
Time of the day | <0.001 | ||
Day | 450 (91) | 372 (75) | |
Night | 43 (9) | 121 (24) | |
Emergency Medical Communication Centre priority | <0.001 | ||
Low | 182 (37) | 86 (17) | |
High | 311 (63) | 407 (83) | |
Change in priority | |||
From low to high | 5 (3*) | 23 (27*) | <0.001 |
From high to low | 106 (33**) | 128 (31*) | 0.30 |
Emergency Medical Service priority | <0.001 | ||
Low | 286 (60) | 191 (40) | |
High | 207 (41) | 301 (59) | |