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Table 4 Differences in outcome after non-transportation between ambulance team and rapid responder

From: Safety of on-scene medical care by EMS nurses in non-transported patients: a prospective, observational study

Variable

Ambulance team

(n = 935)

Rapid responder

(n = 160)

P-value

Completeness of the nurse’s reporting

 Complete

521 (55.7%)

113 (70.6%)

0.001

 No reporting

17 (1%)

4 (2.5%)

 No non-transportation associated form

310 (33.2%)

27 (16.9%)

 Both incomplete

87 (9.3%)

16 (10.0%)

Recommendation to seek secondary medical care

 Yes

306 (32.7%)

63 (39.4%)

0.005

 No

232 (24.8%)

51 (31.9%)

 Unknown

397 (42.5%)

46 (28.7%)

Patient satisfaction

 Satisfied

751 (80.3%)

122 (76.3%)

0.313

 Indifferent

12 (1.3%)

2 (1.3%)

 Unsatisfied

27 (2.9%)

9 (5.6%)

 Would not tell/unknown

145 (15.5%)

27 (16.9%)

Secondary medical attention requested

 No

541 (57.9%)

115 (71.9%)

0.004

 Yes

248 (26.5%)

23 (14.4%)

 Unknown

146 (15.6%)

27 (16.9%)

Secondary medical attention provided

 No

602 (64.4%)

115 (71.9%)

0.018

 Yes

187 (20.0%)

18 (11.3%)

  EMS

1 (0.3%)

NA

0.418

  GP

108 (32.4%)

10 (22.2%)

  Out of Office Hours GP services unit

32 (9.6%)

3 (6.7%)

  Emergency Department

43 (12.9%)

5 (11.1%)

  Unknown

146 (15.6%)

27 (16.9%)

 
  1. Data are shown as N (%)
  2. EMS emergency medical services, GP general practitioner
  3. Boldface in the Table indicates significance