Table 2 Outcome of EMS dispatches after non-transportation
Variable | Overall population (n = 1095) |
|---|---|
Completeness of the administrative reporting | |
Complete | 634 (57.9%) |
No reporting | 21 (1.9%) |
No non-transportation form | 337 (30.8%) |
Both incomplete | 103 (9.4%) |
Recommendation to seek secondary medical care | |
Yes | 369 (33.7%) |
No | 283 (25.8%) |
Unknown | 443 (40.5%) |
Information provider | |
Patient | 818 (74.7%) |
Alternative contact | 105 (9.6%) |
Next of kin | 3 (0.3%) |
Non-responding | 169 (15.4%) |
Patient satisfaction | |
Satisfied | 873 (79.7%) |
Indifferent | 14 (1.3%) |
Unsatisfied | 36 (3.3%) |
Would not tell/unknown | 172 (15.7%) |
Secondary medical attention requested | |
No | 651 (59.5%) |
Yes | 271 (24.7%) |
Would not tell/unknown | 173 (15.8%) |
Secondary medical attention provided | |
No | 717 (65.5%) |
Yes | 205 (18.7%) |
EMS | 1 (0.1%) |
GP | 118 (10.8%) |
Out of Office Hours GP services unit | 35 (3.2%) |
Emergency Department | 48 (4.4%) |
Unknown | 173 (15.8%) |