Table 2 Presenting themes, conditions and prevalence
From: Are they really refusing to travel? A qualitative study of prehospital records
Themes | Number of presenting conditions (n = 409) |
|---|---|
Medical (153 [37.4%]) | Â |
Named Conditions (includes): | 112 |
   Respiratory (inc breathing, hyperventilation) | 41 |
   Hypoglycaemia | 25 |
   Chest pain | 15 |
   Fit | 10 |
   Abdominal pain | 9 |
   Medication problem | 4 |
   Muscular | 3 |
   Other (Including pregnancy) | 3 |
   Sinus problems | 1 |
   Neurological | 1 |
Collapse | 31 |
Non-specifically unwell | 10 |
Mobility (134 [32.8%]) | Â |
Falls | 131 |
General difficulty with mobility | 3 |
Actual/potential trauma (87 [21.3%]) | Â |
RTA | 47 |
Minor Injury – non-fall | 23 |
Assault | 13 |
Fire call | 2 |
Entrapment – non-RTA | 1 |
Ingested foreign object | 1 |
Toxic (27 [6.6%]) | Â |
Psychological (6 [1.5%]) | Â |
Social (2 [0.5%]) | Â |