Table 1 Description of emergency calls where live video from bystanders’ smartphones were added compared with retrospective emergency calls without video. Data are given by frequency (N) and percentage (%)
From: Live video from bystanders’ smartphones to medical dispatchers in real emergencies
Live video N = 700 | No-Video N = 60,216 | |
|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | ||
Male patient | 314 (53.7%) | 26,183 (51.6%) |
Patient age (years) | ||
0–9 | 156 (26.7%) | 2923 (5.7%) |
10–39 | 193 (33.0%) | 12,156 (24.0%) |
40–79 | 189, (32.3%) | 27,342 (53.9%) |
≥ 80 | 47 (8.0%) | 8313 (16.4%) |
Final main Criteria/symptoma | ||
Unconscious (lifeless) adult (from puberty) | 87 (12.4%) | 1649 (2.8%) |
Seizures / convulsions | 64 (9.1%) | 2576 (4.3%) |
Accidents | 60 (8.6%) | 6225 (10.5%) |
Wounds, fractures, minor injuries | 51 (7.3%) | 3574 (6.0%) |
Intoxication, poisoning, drug overdose | 48 (6.9%) | 3407 (5.7%) |
Sick children | 44 (6.3%) | 563 (1.0%) |
Altered levels of consciousness / paralysis | 39 (5.6%) | 6159 (10.4%) |
Unclear problem | 38 (5.4%) | 5990 (10.1%) |
Breathing difficulties | 32 (4.6%) | 4243 (7.2%) |
Allergic reaction | 23 (3.3%) | 492 (0.8%) |
Chest pain | 11 (1.6%) | 6262 (10.5%) |
Call characteristics | ||
Daytime (07:00–14:59) | 281 (40.6%) | 23,910 (40.2%) |
Evening (15:00–22:59) | 310 (44.7%) | 22,544 (37.9%) |
Night-time (23:00–06:59) | 102 (14.7%) | 12,997 (21.8%) |
Length of call (sec), mean (SD) | 423 (202) | 242 (145) |
Weekend | 222 (32.0%) | 19,490 (32.8%) |