Table 1 Characteristics of the elderly assisted by pre-hospital emergency in the period before and during the covid-19 pandemic
Variable | Before the Covid-19 pandemic n = 366 | during the covid-19 pandemic n = 745 | Total n = 1111 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (± SD) | 60–74 | 233 (63.7) | 460 (61.7) | P = 0.260 | |
75–89 | 121 (33.1) | 244 (32.8) | |||
90< | 12 (3.3) | 41 (5.5) | |||
Gender n (%) | Male | 240 (65.6) | 499 (67.0) | P = 0.637 | |
Female | 126 (34.4) | 246 (33.0) | |||
Time of mission n (%) | 12MN- 4 AM | 14 (3.8) | 25 (2.4) | P = 0.637 | |
4AM-8AM | 27 (7.4) | 59 (7.9) | |||
8AM-12MD | 125 (34.2) | 246 (33.0) | |||
12MD-16PM | 82 (22.4) | 154 (20.7) | |||
16PM-20PM | 80 (21.9) | 156 (20.9) | |||
20PM-24MN | 38 (10.4) | 105 (14.1) | |||
Season n (%) | Spring | 111 (30.3) | 151 (20.3) | P < 0.001 | |
Summer | 108 (29.5) | 219 (29.4) | |||
Autumn | 88 (24.0) | 180 (24.2) | |||
Winter | 59 (16.1) | 195 (26.2) | |||
The mission area n (%) | City | 364 (99.5) | 728 (92.7) | P = 0.046 | |
Road | 2 (0.5) | 17 (2.3) | |||
Type of trauma, n(%) | Road Traffic Accident | 185 (50.5) | 359 (48.2) | P < 0.001 | |
Fall | 130 (35.5) | 283 (38.0) | |||
Animal attack | 36 (9.8) | 10 (1.3) | |||
strife | 12 (3.3) | 85 (11.4) | |||
burn | 3 (0.8) | 8 (1.1) | |||
Mission result n(%) | Transfer | 343 (93.7) | 634 (85.1) | P < 0.001 | |
Primary measures and non-transmission | 23 (6.3) | 111 (14.9) | |||
Type of contact with pre-hospital emergency n(%) | By phone | 319 (87.2) | 699 (93.8) | P < 0.001 | |
In person | 47 (12.8) | 46 (6.2) | |||