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Table 4 ESS codes and colours for non-conveyed adults (≥18 years), n (%) if not otherwise stated

From: Characteristics of non-conveyed patients in emergency medical services (EMS): a one-year prospective descriptive and comparative study in a region of Sweden

 

Non-conveyed patients, n = 2305

Male, n = 1136

Female, n = 1153

ESS code

 53 - Unspecific symptoms, malaise

345 (20)

169 (20)

175 (20)

 6 - Abdomen, flank or groin pain

173 (10)

77 (9)

95 (11)

 4 - Breathing difficulties

136 (8)

49 (6)

86 (10)

 5 - Chest pain

99 (6)

46 (5)

52 (6)

 11 - Vertigo, balance problems

97 (6)

40 (5)

57 (6)

 50 - Hypoglycaemia

84 (5)

44 (5)

40 (5)

 20 - Loss of consciousness

74 (4)

37 (4)

37 (4)

 40 - Intoxication

62 (4)

38 (5)

24 (3)

 47 - Fever, infection

59 (3)

26 (3)

31 (4)

 14 - Back or neck pain

57 (3)

27 (3)

30 (3)

 All other ESS-codes

56 (3)

29 (3)

27 (3)

 30 - Injury, head/neck, strangulation, teeth

52 (3)

31 (4)

20 (2)

 34 - Injury, legs/lower extremities

49 (3)

30 (4)

20 (2)

 3 - Haemoptysis, epistaxis

45 (3)

24 (3)

21 (2)

 19 - Headache, neuralgia

41 (2)

18 (2)

22 (3)

 1 - Irregular heartbeat

39 (2)

19 (2)

20 (2)

 9 - Seizures, epilepsy

38 2)

18 (3)

10 (1)

 33 - Injury, shoulder/collarbone/arm/hand

38 (2)

22 (3)

15 (2)

 15 - Extremity problems/pain

36 (2)

10 (1)

26 (3)

 43 - Allergy

33 (2)

10 (1)

23 (3)

 31 - Injury, abdomen/thorax/genitalia

29 (2)

21 (3)

< 10

 12 - Neurological problems

27 (2)

12 (1)

15 (2)

 16 - Urinary problems/pain

20 (1)

15 (2)

26 (3)

 21 - Pregnancy and related problems

15 (1)

< 10

15 (2)

 49 - Diabetes, high blood sugar

14 (1)

< 10

< 10

 35 - Electrical/chemical accident

11 (1)

< 10

< 10

 41 - Animal bites and toxic effects

11 (1)

< 10

< 10

Missing

(24)

(26)

(22)

ESS colour

 Green

1172 (72)

552 (72)

610 (71)

 Yellow

416 (25)

198 (26)

218 (26)

 Orange/Red

46 (3)

20 (2)

26 (3)

Missing

(29)

(31)

(26)

  1. P-value < 0.05 between males and females. The Bonferroni correction was used, p < 0.002.
  2. The chi-squared test was used to test statistical significance.