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Table 4 Admission to hospital risk for patients in the indicated Danish Index emergency level groups

From: Implementing a nationwide criteria-based emergency medical dispatch system: A register-based follow-up study

Emergency level

No.

Admitted to

Admission risk,

hospital

% (95% CI)

A

28,630

18,440

64.4 (63.8-65.0)

B

25,419

13,190

51.9 (51.3-52.5)

C

1,112

475

42.7 (39.8-45.7)

D

109

34

31.2 (22.7-40.8)

All

55,270

32,139

58.1 (57.7-58.6)*

  1. *Test for trend, p < 0.001.
  2. All patients with Danish Index code and civil registration number (55.270) registered (a prerequisite for follow-up data from national registries). Patients hospitalized for one day or more are regarded as admitted.
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241