From: A retrospective comparison between non-conveyed and conveyed patients in ambulance care
Variable | Cut-off point | Codes |
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Demographics | ||
Age | N/A | Years |
Gender | 1. Male 2. Female | |
Geographical location | N/A | 1. Highly urban (≥2.500 home address per km2) 2. Urban (1.500–2.500 home address per km2) 3. Average urban (1.000–1.500 home address per km2) 4. Rural (500–1.000 home address per km2) 5. Highly rural (≤500 home address per km2) |
Initial diagnosis | ||
ICD-10 | 1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 2. Neoplasms 3. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism 4. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 5. Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders 6. Diseases of the nervous system 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa 8. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 9. Diseases of the circulatory system 10. Diseases of the respiratory system 11. Diseases of the digestive system 12. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 16. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 17. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 20. External causes of morbidity 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services 22. Codes for special purposes 23. Other/non classifiable | |
Vital functions & observation scales | ||
Airway | 1. Airway obstructed 2. Airway free | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Breathing | 1. Insufficient breathing 2. Sufficient breathing | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Respiratory rate (/min.) | Adults (> 12 years) 1. < 12/min. 2. 12–20/min. 3. > 20/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) |
Children < 1 year 1. < 30 min. 2. 30–40/min. 3. > 40/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 1–2 years 1. < 25 min. 2. 25–30/min. 3. > 30/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 3–5 years 1. < 25 min. 2. 25–30/min. 3. > 30/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 6–12 years 1. < 20 min. 2. 20–25/min. 3. > 25/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children < 1 year 1. < 30 min. 2. 30–40/min. 3. > 40/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Oxygen saturation (%) | 1. < 96% 2. 96–100% | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal |
Carbon dioxide level (kPa) | 1. < 4,5 kPa 2. 4,5 kPa – 6,0 kPa 3. > 6,0 kPa | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) |
Circulation | 1. Insufficient 2. Sufficient | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Heart rate (/min.) | Adults (> 12 years) 1. < 60/min. 2. 60–100/min. 3. > 100/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) |
Children < 1 year 1. < 110/min. 2. 110–160/min. 3. > 160/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 1–2 years 1. < 100/min 2. 100–150/min. 3. > 150/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 3–5 years 1. < 95/min. 2. 95–140/min. 3. > 140/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 6–12 years 1. < 80/min. 2. 80–120/min. 3. > 120/min. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Adults (> 12 years) 1. < 90 mmHg 2. 90–160 mmHg 3. > 160 mmHg | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) |
Children < 1 year 1. < 70 mmHg 2. 70–90 mmHg 3. > 90 mmHg | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 1–2 years 1. < 80 mmHg 2. 80–95 mmHg 3. > 95 mmHg | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 3–5 years 1. < 80 mmHg 2. 80–100 mmHg 3. > 100 mmHg | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Children 6–12 years 1. < 90 mmHg 2. 90–110 mmHg 3. > 110 mmHg | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) | |
Temperature (°C) | 1. < 36,1 °C 2. 36,1–38,0 °C 3. > 38,0 °C | 1. Abnormal (to low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) |
Glasgow Coma Scale (EMV) | 1. EMV < 15 2. EMV 15 | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
AVPU Scale | 1. One of the following: Verbal, Unresponsive, Pain 2. Alert | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Pupillary response | 1. Unequal and non-reactive to light 2. Equal And Reactive to Light | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Blood glucose level | 1. < 3,5 mmol/L. 2. 3,5–14,0 mmol/L. 3. > 14,0 mmol/L. | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal 3. Abnormal (too high) |
Disability | 1. Episode of unconsciousness 2. Conscious | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Revised Trauma Score (RTS) | Adults (> 12 years) 1. < 12 2. 12 | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal |
Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS) | Children (< 12 years) 1. < 12 2. 12 | 1. Abnormal (too low) 2. Normal |
Pain (NRS) | 1. NRS 4–10 2. NRS 0–3 | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |
Sinus rhythm | 1. Not present 2. Present | 1. Abnormal 2. Normal |