Table 3 Diagnose, median age, comorbidity and outcome for patients seeking hospital care within 72 h of primary EMS assignment; n = 136 (%)
ED visitors | p-value | Hospital Admissions | p-value | 7 days mortality | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 136 (100) | 44 (32) | 2 (1, 5) | ||||
72 h Secondary EMS transport | 74 (54) | < 0,001* | 28 (21) | < 0,001* | 2 (1, 5) | 0,084 | |
Other transport | 62 (46) | 16 (12) | 0 (0) | ||||
ED Diagnose | Fracture Extremity | 15 (11) | 1,000 | 5 (4) | 0,023 | 0 (0) | 0,062 |
Fracture Other | 8 (6) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | ||||
Injury Extremity | 21 (15) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | ||||
Injury Head/spinal | 37 (27) | 6 (4) | 0 (0) | ||||
Injury Torso | 8 (6) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | ||||
Medical | 16 (12) | 8 (6) | 2 (1, 5) | ||||
Other | 29 (21) | 13 (10) | 0 (0) | ||||
Missing | 2 (1, 5) | 2 (1, 5) | 0 (0) | ||||
Median Age (Q1, Q3) | Fracture Extremity | 68 (25, 89) | 89 (68, 95) | ||||
Fracture Other | 74 (52. 81) | 78 (65, 94) | |||||
Injury Extremity | 31 (22, 65) | 86 (31, 88) | |||||
Injury Head/spinal | 55 (21, 78) | 81 (71, 85) | |||||
Injury Torso | 44 (23, 71) | 49 (16, 75) | |||||
Medical | 65 (43, 77) | 62 (48, 77) | |||||
Other | 43 (30, 78) | 78 (52, 81) | |||||
Missing | 3** | ||||||
No prior illness | One prior illness | Two or more | Missing | ||||
Comorbidity (n = 135 ED visitors) | Fracture Extremity | 6 (4) | 2 (1) | 5 (4) | 2 (1) | ||
Fracture Other | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | |||
Injury Extremity | 11 (8) | 2 (1) | 6 (4) | 2 (1) | |||
Injury Head/spinal | 15 (11) | 9 (7) | 13 (10) | 1 (0,7) | |||
Injury Torso | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | |||
Medical | 3 (2) | 5 (4) | 7 (5) | 1 (0,7) | |||
Other | 6 (4) | 10 (7) | 10 (7) | 3 (2) | |||