Table 2 Reasons for calls to EMS in 2020 as determined by the GPT-2 model. Calls per day and per motive
Motives | Before lockdown (calls per day) | During lockdown (calls per day)) | After lockdown (calls per day) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | N = 79,672 | N = 49,743 | N = 125,218 |
Main reasons for EMS calls | |||
Chest pain | 5.1 | 7.2 | 5.5 |
Gastroenteritis and abdominal pain | 8.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
Flu-like symptoms and breathing difficulties | 20.7 | 22.7 | 8.7 |
Focal neurologic deficit, stroke | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Road traffic crash (RTC) | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
Violence | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
Suicide and self-harm | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Injury other than violence, self-harm and RTC | 15.0 | 11.4 | 19.7 |
Pregnancy and delivery problems | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Malaise with loss of consciousness | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
Stress and anxiety | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
Other reasons | 35.4 | 36.6 | 41.3 |
Alcohol intoxication | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 |