Table 1 Demographics of all missions and deaths within 30 days of an EMS encounter categorized according to time of death
Total | Alive Days 1–30 | Deaths Day 1 | Deaths Days 2–30 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missions, n | 12.426 | 11.865 | 191 | 370 | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 65.4 (20.0) | 64.9 (20.1) | 70.8 (15.6) | 78.2 (13.1) | < 0.001 |
Male, n (%) | 6283 (50.6) | 6008 (50.6) | 98 (51.3) | 177 (47.8) | 0.55 |
The time of EMS mission | < 0.001 | ||||
00:00–07:59, n (%) | 2797 (22,5) | 2701 (22.8) | 39 (20.4) | 59 (15.9) | |
08:00–15:59, n (%) | 5156 (41.6) | 4873 (41.1) | 104 (54.5) | 190 (51.4) | |
16:00–23:59, n (%) | 4456 (35.9) | 4291 (36.2) | 48 (25.1) | 121 (32.7) | |
Mean EMS response time from call to arrival at the scene, minutes (SD) | 13.5 (10.6) | 13.5 (10.6) | 10.4 (8.0) | 13.1 (10.6) | < 0.001; 0.795 |
Mean EMS mission time from call to arrival at the receiving facility, minutes (SD) | 57.2 (31.8) | 56.9 (31.7) | 66.0 (33.9) | 64.9 (34.2) | 0.017; < 0.001 |