Table 1 Pre-lockdown period
Per week median (IQR) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean 2018–2019 | 2020 | Change % (IQR) | P-value | ||
All EMS calls | n | 2405.0 (2386.0–2553.0) | 2475.0 (2425.0–2507.0) | 0.4 (− 1.1–1.0) | 0,734 |
Trauma-related calls | n | 517.0 (473.0–552.0) | 518.0 (500.0–536.0) | − 0.1 (− 4.9 –11.5) | 0,820 |
% of all calls | 21.5 (21.2–21.7) | 21.4 (20.5–21.9) | 1.5 (− 5.4– 5.0) | 0,910 | |
Trauma-related calls – | n | 186.0 (181.0–192.5) | 194.0 (186.0–210.0) | 7.2 (2.8 –11.8) | 0,039 |
not conveyed | % of all trauma-related calls | 35.6 (35.1–37.5) | 38.0 (37.7–39.6) | 8.3 (1.2 –11.6) | 0,027 |
Traffic injuries | n | 59.5 (39.5–64.5) | 65.0 (49.0–66.0) | 10.9 (− 5.4 –21.5) | 0,301 |
% of all trauma-related calls | 10.7 (8.3–12.2) | 12.0 (9.6–13.2) | 12.4 (− 6.0 – 26.2) | 0,359 | |
Violence-related injuries | n | 33.0 (30.5–35.0) | 44.0 (38.0–50.0) | 31.3 (18.4 – 63.9) | 0,055 |
% of all trauma-related calls | 6.8 (6.2–7.3) | 8.5 (7.7–10.0) | 19.5 (17.0 – 47.5) | 0,039 | |
Accidental injuries | n | 429.0 (400.5–455.5) | 418.0 (409.0–433.0) | − 1.9 ( − 8.2 – 3.4) | 0,426 |
% of all trauma-related calls | 83.4 (80.9–84.7) | 79.0 (77.5–81.4) | − 2.0 ( − 7.8 − 0.5) | 0,020 | |
Trauma-related calls – | n | 124.0 (111.0–140.5) | 129.0 (124.0–138.0) | 5.8 (− 0.8 – 13.7) | 0,164 |
intoxicated by alcohol | % of all trauma-related calls | 25.1 (21.5–26.5) | 24.2 (23.9–25.9) | 11.2 (0.3 – 11.3) | 0,129 |
Intoxicated - | n | 2.5 (2.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.5–4.0) | 0.0 (− 30.3 – 55.0) | 1,000 |
Traffic injuries | % of all trauma-related calls | 0.5 (0.4–1.0) | 0.7 (0.5 - 0.8) | 0.1 (− 26.8 – 47.3) | 0,938 |
Intoxicated - | n | 18.0 (16.0–19.5) | 20.0 (17.0–28.0) | 17.6 (− 10.5 – 40.0) | 0,359 |
Violence-related injuries | % of all trauma-related calls | 3.5 (3.3–4.0) | 4.2 (3.2–5.4) | 11.8 (− 21.4 – 47.2) | 0,359 |
Intoxicated - | n | 101.0 (89.0–120.0) | 101.0 (99.0–120.0) | 5.0 (1.2 – 15.3) | 0,286 |
Accidental injuries | % of all trauma-related calls | 21.5 (17.6–21.8) | 20.2 (19.1–22.6) | 6.4 (− 6.0 – 15.5) | 0,426 |
Triage class A | n | 14.0 (11.5–14.5) | 16.0 (14.0–20.0) | 9.1 (− 20.0 – 42.9) | 0,406 |
% of all triage classes | 2.7 (2.5–2.8) | 2.9 (2.7–3.6) | 8.5 (− 18.9 – 46.3) | 0,570 | |
Triage class B | n | 99.5 (97.0–109.0) | 125.0 (122.0–130.0) | 21.4 (11.9 – 35.1) | 0,008 |
% of all triage classes | 19.3 (17.8–21.1) | 24.4 (22.5–24.8) | 17.7 (13.3 – 35.2) | 0,004 | |
Triage class C | n | 268.0 (250.5–296.5) | 252.0 (245.0–258.0) | − 10.6 (− 12.3 – 0.0) | 0,141 |
% of all triage classes | 52.9 (50.8–53.0) | 48.9 (46.6–49.8) | −7.5 ( − 10.2 − 4.8) | 0,020 | |
Triage class D | n | 135.0 (129.0–139.0) | 128.0 (120.0–131.0) | − 5.2 ( − 9.8 − 2.4) | 0,155 |
% of all triage classes | 26.2 (25.6–26.2) | 24.3 (23.4–26.2) | − 4.2 (− 12.6–1.9) | 0,164 | |