Table 2 Modes of transportation for emergency condition among survey patients (N = 429)
From: Trends and barriers of emergency medical service use in Addis Ababa; Ethiopia
Characteristics | Mode of transport | Total Number (n = 429) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance | Other | |||||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |||
Type of emergency | Illness | 37 | 16.2 | 192 | 83.8 | 229 |
Trauma | 50 | 25.0 | 150 | 75.0 | 200 | |
Patient age | 13–18 years | 5 | 18.5 | 22 | 81.5 | 27 |
19–30 years | 34 | 24.6 | 104 | 75.4 | 138 | |
31–50 years | 29 | 18.8 | 125 | 81.2 | 154 | |
> 50 years | 19 | 17.3 | 91 | 82.7 | 110 | |
Patient accompaniment | unaccompanied | 3 | 50.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 6 |
Police | 12 | 42.9 | 16 | 57.1 | 28 | |
Bystander | 7 | 19.4 | 29 | 80.6 | 36 | |
Family/Relative | 61 | 18.5 | 268 | 81.5 | 329 | |
Car driver | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 100 | 13 | |
Other | 4 | 23.5 | 13 | 76.5 | 17 | |
Means of extrication from the trauma site | Bystander | 26 | 22.4 | 90 | 77.6 | 116 |
Police | 20 | 41.7 | 28 | 58.3 | 48 | |
Patient | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 75.0 | 8 | |
Ambulance Crew | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | |
Other | 2 | 8.0 | 23 | 92.0 | 25 | |
Emergency scene | Home | 35 | 15.8 | 187 | 84.2 | 222 |
Work | 5 | 21.7 | 18 | 78.3 | 23 | |
School | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 100 | 4 | |
Road side | 43 | 27.0 | 116 | 73.0 | 159 | |
Sport/recreation area | 3 | 15.8 | 16 | 84.2 | 19 | |
Other | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | |