Table 4 Frequencies of adverse events in different categories (potential for harm (AE1) and harm identified (AE2) combined)
From: Adverse events in prehospital emergency care: a trigger tool study
Categories | Patients | Adverse events | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (1,080) | % | /100 missions | |
Gender | |||
Female | 528 | 48.9 | 3.4 |
Male | 546 | 50.6 | 4.9 |
Missing information | 6 | ||
Age | |||
18–39 | 203 | 18.8 | 1.5 |
40–69 | 323 | 29.9 | 5.6 |
70 + | 554 | 51.3 | 4.5 |
Discharge diagnosis group | |||
Traumatic injury | 138 | 12.8 | 4.3 |
Neurological | 134 | 12.4 | 3,0 |
Cardiovascular | 134 | 12.4 | 8.2 |
Gastrointestinal and urinary tract | 104 | 9.6 | 2.9 |
Infections | 96 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
Respiratory | 46 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
Psychiatric | 43 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
Endocrine system | 14 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
Intoxication | 11 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
Gynecological | 6 | 0.6 | 0 |
Other diagnoses | 87 | 8.1 | 4.6 |
Patient left at home or transported to primary care | 267 | 24.7 | 2.2 |
Time of year | |||
January–April | 360 | 33.3 | 2.2 |
May–August | 360 | 33.3 | 4.8 |
September–December | 360 | 33.3 | 5.8 |
EMS organization | |||
Urban | 360 | 33.3 | 3.3 |
Mixed | 360 | 33.3 | 8.5a |
Rural | 360 | 33.3 | 0.9 |
Priority to hospital | |||
Priority 1 | 127 | 11.8 | 16.5a |
Priority 2 | 550 | 50.9 | 2.4 |
Priority 3 | 168 | 15.6 | 4.8 |
No transport by EMS | 206 | 19.1 | 1.9 |
Missing information | 28 | 2.6 | |