Table 2 Some characteristics of patients visiting the three emergency departments, mode of arrival and staff hours
Physician triage | Nurse-physician triage | Nurse triage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Attendants | ||||||
Total number 08:00–21:00 | 49956 | 100 | 69661 | 100 | 41067 | 100 |
Male | 21778 | 43.6 | 31712 | 48.1 | 16473 | 40.1 |
Female | 25654 | 51.4 | 34182 | 49.1 | 17874 | 43.5 |
Children | 1295 | 2.6 | 2352 | 3.4 | 6340 | 15.4 |
Missing data* | 1229 | 2.5 | 1415 | 2.0 | 380 | 0.9 |
In the study: | 47381 | 100 | 65880 | 100 | 34318 | 100 |
Age groups | ||||||
19-64 | 26411 | 55.7 | 39232 | 59.6 | 19685 | 57.4 |
65-79 | 9178 | 19.4 | 13586 | 20.6 | 7937 | 23.1 |
≥80 | 11792 | 24.9 | 13062 | 19.8 | 6696 | 19.5 |
Attendants | ||||||
Mode of arrival | ||||||
Ambulance | 14546 | 29.9 | 20316 | 30.2 | 8383 | 24.1 |
Own means | 34130 | 70.1 | 46993 | 69.8 | 26346 | 75.9 |
Attendants | ||||||
Education level | ||||||
< 12 years | 25500 | 53.8 | 42588 | 64.6 | 22720 | 66.2 |
≥13 years | 13462 | 28.4 | 16506 | 25.0 | 5575 | 16.2 |
Missing data* | 4848 | 9.7 | 6089 | 9.2 | 2574 | 7.5 |
Staff hours | ||||||
08:00–21:00 Monday-Friday** | hours | hours/per head | hours | hours/per head | hours | hours/per head |
Physicians | 135.5 | 0.27 | 176.5 | 0.25 | 96.5 | 0.23 |
Nurses/Assistant nurses | 240.5 | 0.48 | 221.5 | 0.31 | 274.0 | 0.66 |
Staff hours | ||||||
08:00–21:00 Saturday-Sunday** | hours | hours/per head | hours | hours/per head | hours | hours/per head |
Physicians | 102.5 | 0.20 | 110.5 | 0.15 | 74.0 | 0.18 |
Nurse/Assistant nurses | 202.5 | 0.40 | 221.5 | 0.31 | 234.0 | 0.56 |