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Table 3 Dispatch priority and EMS priority assessment crosstabulation

From: Differences between the dispatch priority assessments of emergency medical dispatchers and emergency medical services: a prospective register-based study in Finland

EMD’s dispatch priority

EMS’s criteria priority

p-value

Urgent % (n)

Non-urgent % (n)

Total % (n)

    

 < 0.001

A (urgent)

55 (188)

45 (153)

5 (341)

Over-triage 71% (95% CI 68.8–72.5)

B (urgent)

25 (500)

75 (1500)

31 (2000)

 

C (non-urgent)

4 (99)

96 (2161)

35 (2260)

Under-triage 3% (95% CI 2.6–3.6)

D (non-urgent)

1 (27)

99 (1788)

28 (1815)

 

Total % (n)

13 (814)

87 (5602)

(6416)