Table 1 Characteristics of EMS missions (40,263)
From: Changing role of EMS –analyses of non-conveyed and conveyed patients in Finland
Missing | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mission priority | 6 | ||
A | 2355 | 5.9 | |
B | 9344 | 23.2 | |
C | 16,019 | 39.8 | |
D | 12,539 | 31.1 | |
EMS units | |||
ALS | 31,238 | 77.6 | |
BLS | 8491 | 21.1 | |
Community Paramedic | 509 | 1.3 | |
Field Supervisor | 25 | 0.1 | |
Doctor at scene | 265 | 0.7 | |
Doctor consulted by phone | 9670 | 24.0 | |
Weekday | |||
Monday | 5.687 | 14.1 | |
Tuesday | 5483 | 13.6 | |
Wednesday | 5582 | 13.9 | |
Thursday | 5584 | 13.9 | |
Friday | 6200 | 15.4 | |
Saturday | 6172 | 15.3 | |
Sunday | 5555 | 13.8 | |
EMS arrival time | 47 | ||
08:00–16.00 | 17,958 | 44.7 | |
16:00–00:00 | 14,795 | 36.8 | |
00:00–08:00 | 7463 | 18.6 | |
Urban–rural classification | 5733 | ||
Urban area | 22,175 | 64.2 | |
Inner urban area | 9230 | 26.7 | |
Outer urban area | 8265 | 23.9 | |
Peri-urban area | 4680 | 13.6 | |
Rural area | 12,355 | 35.8 | |
Local centres in rural area | 1823 | 5.3 | |
Rural areas close to urban areas | 4253 | 12.3 | |
Rural heartland area | 3777 | 10.9 | |
Sparsely populated rural areas | 2502 | 7.3 | |
Distance to nearest health care facility | 5741 | ||
< 5 km | 10,969 | 31.8 | |
5-20 km | 11,897 | 34.5 | |
21-40 km | 7250 | 21.0 | |
> 40 km | 4406 | 12.8 | |
Median distance 8 km, IQR 3.2–25.5 | |||