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Table 3 Mission demographic data

From: Medical priority dispatch codes—comparison with National Early Warning Score

 

All

A

B

C

D

Total missions

12729 (100%)

616 (4.8%)

3193 (25.1%)

5637 (44.3%)

3283 (25.8%)

Annual mission rate per 1000 inhabitants

180.6

8.7

57.5

80.0

46.6

Mean age, years (SD)

65.2 (20.1)

61.4 (20.5)

63.7 (20.8)

64.4 (20.5)

68.7 (18.2)

Male, n (% within priority)

6275 (49.5%)

387 (63.2%)

1637 (51.5%)

2713 (48.4%)

1538 (47.0%)

00:00–08:00, n (% within priority)

2854 (22.5%)

138 (22.7%)

715 (22.4%)

1281 (22.7%)

720 (22.0%)

08:00–16:00, n (% within priority)

5291 (41.6%)

274 (45.0%)

1333 (41.8%)

2293 (40.7%)

1391 (42.4%)

16:00–24:00, n (% within priority)

4567 (35.9%)

197 (32.3%)

1141 (35,8%)

2062 (36.6%)

1167 (35.6%)

Mean EMS response time from call to arrival at the scene, minutes (SD)

13.5 (10.6)

11.1 (9.8)

10.6 (8.6)

14.0 (10.7)

16.0 (11.6)