Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Table 3 Top ten Index criteria

From: Variations in contact patterns and dispatch guideline adherence between Norwegian emergency medical communication centres - a cross-sectional study

		Criteria number*
EMCC	Contacts	6	10	5	30	33	29	35	25	28	27	All other	Missing	Total
	N	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
1	72	14	3	3	6	4	6	4	4	12	9	13	25	100
2	44	20	9	5	0	9	7	5	5	5	5	20	11	100
3	40	22	8	8	0	14	0	11	8	8	3	8	18	100
4	56	32	11	4	11	11	5	5	2	2	2	14	2	100
5	32	27	13	0	3	7	7	0	0	13	3	19	13	100
6	53	19	6	6	6	2	6	4	4	19	4	19	8	100
7	89	26	6	7	2	4	6	11	11	0	4	22	0	100
8	46	15	7	11	4	2	9	4	9	15	9	9	7	100
9	67	22	5	3	2	2	0	5	5	10	3	15	33	100
10	30	30	10	10	10	7	3	0	3	0	10	17	0	100
11	240	10	10	4	10	5	4	4	3	1	4	15	30	100
12	65	25	2	6	11	10	3	5	5	10	0	25	2	100
13	117	30	13	2	11	7	10	4	4	4	6	12	1	100
14	114	14	7	8	4	4	4	4	7	5	5	20	18	100
15	168	23	14	8	5	5	7	7	7	4	7	13	1	100
16	119	31	8	10	5	5	3	6	4	6	4	18	0	100
17	605	14	10	4	6	6	7	5	5	3	5	18	19	100
18	228	23	10	22	4	4	4	6	4	5	0	18	0	100
19	113	42	10	4	3	7	5	3	6	6	3	12	0	100
Total	2298	20	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	16	12	100

The most frequently used criteria in Index (%), for each of the 19 EMCC. All degrees of urgency included. N = total number of contacts during the study period of 72 h.
*Criteria number explanation: 5 – Commissioned assignments (by health personnel), 6 – Unresolved issue, 10 – Chest pain, heart disease, 25 – Stomach pain, back pain, 27 – Reduced consciousness, paralyses, 28 – Psychiatry, suicide, 29 – Breathing issues, 30 – Intoxication, overdose, 33 – Wounds, fractures, minor injuries, 35 – Accidents.

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