Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of patients served by the EMS system for each year of the study.
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 55% | 56% | 56% | 55% |
Female | 45% | 44% | 44% | 45% |
Age | ||||
Mean | 50 | 48 | 50 | 49 |
Range | 0–103 | 0–93 | 0–98 | 0–95 |
Response Time (Minutes) | 3:27 | 3:30 | 3:52 | 4:05 |
Reason for Consultation | ||||
Injury | 20% | 19% | 20% | 19% |
General Illness | 15% | 16% | 15% | 17% |
Musculoskeletal | 11% | 10% | 11% | 12% |
Cardiovascular | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
Respiratory | 10% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
Psychiatric | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% |
Neurovascular | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% |
No cause for concern | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
Digestive | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
Metabolic | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Other | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Allergic Reaction | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Genitourinary | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
OB/GYN | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Arrest | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Poisoning | 1% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
Environmental | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
Cancer | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% |
Hematologic | <1% | <1% | 0% | 0% |
Infectious Disease | 0% | <1% | <1% | 0% |