Table 4 Emergency medical dispatch center (EMDC) priority, emergency medical services (EMS) triage, mode of transport and decision on destination in relation to assessed patient severity and age
N = 5,2351 | Low acuity, N = 2,3151 | High acuity, N = 2,4281 | p-value2 | ≤ 63 yrs, N = 2,6131 | > 63 yrs, N = 2,5671 | p-value3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMDC Priority (3)4 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||
1 | 1,771 (33.8) | 658 (28.4) | 853 (35.1) | 1,262 (48.4) | 473 (18.4) | ||
2 | 3,301 (63.1) | 1,548 (66.9) | 1,539 (63.4) | 1,304 (50.0) | 1,979 (77.1) | ||
3 | 160 (3.1) | 109 (4.7) | 36 (1.5) | 44 (1.7) | 115 (4.5) | ||
Triage level (492) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||
Red | 211 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 211 (8.7) | 143 (6.3) | 66 (2.7) | ||
Orange | 2,217 (46.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2,217 (91.3) | 855 (37.7) | 1,355 (55.5) | ||
Yellow | 1,286 (27.1) | 1,286 (55.6) | 0 (0.0) | 685 (30.2) | 589 (24.1) | ||
Green | 1,029 (21.7) | 1,029 (44.4) | 0 (0.0) | 582 (25.7) | 433 (17.7) | ||
ABCDE (204) | 4,295 (85.4) | 1,929 (86.6) | 2,071 (87.4) | 0.4 | 2,139 (85.9) | 2,124 (85.1) | 0.4 |
SAMPLE (145) | 1,015 (19.9) | 456 (20.2) | 520 (21.7) | 0.2 | 368 (14.4) | 647 (25.9) | < 0.001 |
Mode of transport (718) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||
Ground Ambulance | 4,078 (90.3) | 1,602 (84.3) | 2,330 (98.0) | 1,878 (86.9) | 2,178 (93.7) | ||
HEMS | 20 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.4) | 17 (0.8) | 3 (0.1) | ||
Patient transport | 69 (1.5) | 61 (3.2) | 7 (0.3) | 12 (0.6) | 57 (2.5) | ||
Police vehicle | 35 (0.8) | 19 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (1.3) | 4 (0.2) | ||
Other | 315 (7.0) | 219 (11.5) | 31 (1.3) | 224 (10.4) | 82 (3.5) | ||
Decision on destination (109) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||
Remain at the scene | 706 (13.8) | 429 (18.9) | 41 (1.7) | 456 (17.8) | 236 (9.4) | ||
Primary care/other care center | 134 (2.6) | 98 (4.3) | 14 (0.6) | 72 (2.8) | 62 (2.5) | ||
Emergency department | 3,832 (74.8) | 1,642 (72.4) | 2,032 (84.4) | 1,927 (75.2) | 1,875 (74.4) | ||
Fast-track, Hip fracture | 334 (6.5) | 29 (1.3) | 303 (12.6) | 22 (0.9) | 312 (12.4) | ||
Other hospital/department facility | 120 (2.3) | 70 (3.1) | 18 (0.7) | 84 (3.3) | 35 (1.4) |