Table 3 Potentially preventable vs. non-preventable deaths
From: Preventable deaths following emergency medical dispatch – an audit study
Potentially preventable | Non-preventable | Emergency level B–E survivors | |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | (n = 18) | (n = 134) | (n = 94,336) |
Female, n (%) | 6 (33.3) | 63 (47.0) | 47,074 (49.8) |
Age, mean (range) | 66 (34–88) | 76 (31–100) | 53 (0–101) |
EMD time in min:sec, median (IQR) | 3:26 (3:00–5:26) | 3:20 (2:10–5:11) | 3:25 (2:19–5:36) |
EMS time in min:sec, median (IQR) | 12:23 (7:20–15:28) | 9:25 (6:32–13:31) | 9:51 (6:34–15:03) |