Table 2 Time and presentation-related characteristics of adult patients attending ED of Amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 495)
Variables Category Frequency Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Triage time in minutes | > 5 | 94 | 19.0% |
≤ 5 | 401 | 81.0% | |
Patient’s arrival time of the day | Day shift | 396 | 80.0% |
Night shift | 99 | 20.0% | |
Arrival day of the week to the ED | Weekday | 357 | 72.1% |
Weekend | 138 | 27.9% | |
Mode of arrival to the hospital | Ambulance | 86 | 17.4% |
private taxi | 356 | 71.9% | |
private car | 26 | 5.3% | |
on foot/walk-in | 25 | 5.1% | |
Other* | 2 | 0.4% | |
Source of referral | Self | 168 | 33.9% |
Health center | 84 | 17.0% | |
Private health facility | 27 | 5.5% | |
Public hospital | 216 | 43.6% | |
Admission status of the patient | New | 440 | 88.9% |
Repeat | 55 | 11.1% | |
Communication with liaison officer before presentation | Yes | 101 | 20.4% |
No | 394 | 79.6% | |
Prior treatment/pre-hospital care | Yes | 283 | 57.2% |
No | 212 | 42.8% | |
Intervention given to the patient at triage | Yes | 137 | 27.7% |
No | 358 | 72.3% | |