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Table 2 Did EMS prehospital working diagnosis correspond to the patient’s primary admission diagnosis?

From: Characteristics of low acuity prehospital emergency patients with 48-h mortality, an observational cohort study

Selected admission diagnoses by ICD-10 chapter

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Unknowna n (%)

Total

Respiratory

93 (71.0)

35 (26.7)

3 (2.3)

131

Abnormal signs and symptoms

57 (74.0)

11 (14.3)

9 (11.7)

77

Cardiovascular

11 (24.4)

30 (66.7)

4 (8.9)

45

Gastrointestinal

23 (63.9)

13 (36.1)

0

36

Infection

18 (51.4)

16 (45.7)

1 (2.9)

35

Trauma

31 (91.2)

1 (2.9)

2 (5.9)

34

Other contacts

12 (48.0)

2 (8.0)

11 (44.0)

25

  1. aPatients not transported or with an unclear admission diagnosis