Table 2 Baseline characteristics for the recorded calls
Time from symptom onset to hospitalization (h) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | < 4.5 (n = 178) | > 4.5 (n = 112) | Total (n = 290) | p-value |
Calls to, n (%) | ||||
OOHS | 108 (60.7) | 81 (72.3) | 189 | - |
EMDC-112 | 70 (39.3) | 31 (27.7) | 101 | 0.043 |
Caller, n (%) | ||||
Patient | 82 (46.1) | 62 (55.3) | 144 | 0.187 |
Relative/friend/stranger | 85 (47.7) | 45 (40.2) | 130 | 0.185 |
Healthcare professional | 10 (5.6) | 4 (3.6) | 14 | 0.577 |
Other | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 2 | 1.000 |
Length of call, n (%) | ||||
< 5 min | 109 (61.2) | 62 (55.3) | 171 | 0.145 |
5–10 min | 49 (27.6) | 30 (26.8) | 79 | 0.687 |
> 10 min | 20 (11.2) | 20 (17.9) | 40 | 0.162 |
Time: symptom onset to call, h | ||||
-4.5 to -48 | 5 (2.8) | 6 (5.3) | 11 | 0.349 |
0 to -4.5 | 30 (16.8) | 5 (4.5) | 35 | 0.001 |
0 to 4.5 | 142 (79.8) | 35 (31.3) | 177 | < 0.0001 |
4.5 to 48 | 1 (0.6) | 66 (58.9) | 67 | < 0.0001 |
Dispatcher referral to, n (%) | ||||
Ambulance A | 94 (52.8) | 22 (19.6) | 116 | < 0.0001 |
Ambulance B | 18 (10.1) | 20 (17.9) | 38 | 0.076 |
Ambulance C | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1.0 |
Emergency dept | 46 (25.8) | 42 (37.5) | 88 | 0.051 |
Planned admission | 3 (1.7) | 14 (12.3) | 17 | 0.0004 |
Ophthalmologist | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 2 | 0.152 |
Own GP | 10 (5.6) | 4 (3.6) | 14 | 0.577 |
Selfcare | 2 (1.2) | 3 (2.7) | 5 | 0.382 |
Missing | 4 (2.2) | 5 (4.6) | 9 | - |
Assigned stroke relevant criterion, n (%) | ||||
No | 70 (39.3) | 65 (58.0) | 135 | - |
Yes | 94 (52.8) | 37 (33.0) | 131 | 0.001 |
Missing | 14 (7.9) | 10 (9.0) | 24 | - |