Table 2 Keywords used in 2011
From: Prehospital triage accuracy in a criteria based dispatch centre
Keyword | Missions [n (%)] |
|---|---|
Undefined problem | 16’739 (60.1) |
Public place | 3255 (11.7) |
Dyspnoea | 1’807 (6.4) |
Disturbance of consciousness | 1’768 (6.3) |
Chest pain | 1’449 (5.2) |
Unconscious | 1’364 (4.9) |
Acute stroke < 5 h | 428 (1.5) |
Child (accident) | 373 (1.3) |
Intoxication | 169 (0.6) |
Child (dyspnoea) | 98 (0.4) |
Hypotension (symptomatic) | 70 (0.3) |
Fall above 3 m | 60 (0.2) |
Penetrating injury | 46 (0.2) |
Delivery (imminent) | 45 (0.2) |
Incarcerated | 42 (0.2) |
Prevention (fire) | 35 (0.1) |
Fall above 5 m | 34 (0.1) |
Impossible access for ambulance (mountains) | 25 (0.1) |
Demand from on-call physician | 15 (0.1) |
Burns (limited) | 14 (0.1) |
Child (unconscious) | 9 (0.0) |
Limb’s amputation | 8 (0.0) |
Burns (extensive, >10 %) | 6 (0.0) |
Drowning | 6 (0.0) |
Ejected | 5 (0.0) |
Para/tetraplegia | 4 (0.0) |
Car accident (>3 patients) | 3 (0.0) |
Explosion | 2 (0.0) |
Electrocution | 2 (0.0) |
Anaphylactic reaction | 2 (0.0) |
Diving accident | 2 (0.0) |
Accident in a tunnel | 1 (0.0) |
TOTAL | 27’886 (100) |