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Table 2 Comparison of total calls per person-year in 2016–2019 to 2020

From: The effect of COVID-19 on emergency medical service call volumes and patient acuity: a cross-sectional study in Niagara, Ontario

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Average EMS calls per person-year 2016–2019

Chi Square Test of Independence (Chi-score, p-value)

 EMS calls per person-year

0.047

0.048

0.051

0.051

0.046

0.049

χ2 (1) = 75.66

p < 0.01*

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

  

 Population

447,888

465,569

472,416

479,183

486,414

  
  1. *Indicates significance Population values for 2018 and 2020 were projected using the formula written in the methods section