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Table 2 Medical characteristics of respondents

From: Patients’ time perception in the waiting room of an ambulatory emergency unit: a cross-sectional study

Medical characteristics

Respondents

 

n (%)

Emergency level according to SETS

 1

0 (0)

 2

18 (3.5)

 3

450 (88.4)

 4

41 (8.1)

Reason for ED visit

 Limb trauma

128 (25.1)

 Skin/soft tissue ailment/infection

54 (10.6)

 Arthralgia, myalgia, neuralgia

45 (8.8)

 Pain and/or oedema of a limb

36 (7.1)

 Abdominal pain

24 (4.7)

 Cervicalgia, back pain, low back pain

24 (4.7)

 Influenza syndrome

24 (4.7)

 Superficial wounds

17 (3.3)

 Cough, sputum

15 (2.9)

 Others

142 (28.1)

Family doctor

 Yes

379 (74.5)

 No

127 (25)

 Missing data

3 (0.5)

Already consulted at the same emergency unit

 Yes

355 (69.7)

 No

154 (30.3)

  1. SETS Swiss Emergency Triage Scale