Table 2 Lockdown period
Per week median (IQR) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean 2018–2019 | 2020 | Change % (IQR) | P-value | ||
All EMS calls | n | 2423.0 (2370.8–2485.2) | 2115.0 (2042.0–2196.0) | -12.2 (-14.2 – -9.8) | 0,001 |
Trauma-related calls | n | 531.0 (489.8–571.8) | 393.0 (373.0–440.0) | -23.3 (-25.6 – 19.7) | 0,004 |
% of all calls | 22.1 (20.8–23.3) | 18.6 (18.1–19.9) | -11.9 (-14.0 – 11.0) | 0,002 | |
Trauma-related calls – | n | 199.0 (178.2–218.5) | 163.0 (146.0–172.0) | -12.3 (-26.3 – 5.2) | 0,002 |
not conveyed | % of all trauma-related calls | 37.3 (36.4–37.8) | 39.5 (37.9–42.8) | 7.4 (-1.5 – 17.1) | 0,123 |
Traffic injuries | n | 58.0 (52.5–73.8) | 40.0 (38.0–44.0) | -32.1 (-39.3 – 24.0) | 0,002 |
% of all trauma-related calls | 10.9 (10.0–14.0) | 10.4 (9.4–11.2) | -8.7 (-20.9 – 2.1) | 0,054 | |
Violence-related injuries | n | 42.5 (34.8–48.2) | 34.0 (26.5–36.5) | -29.4 (− 40.6 – 2.0) | 0,068 |
% of all trauma-related calls | 7.6 (7.2–8.5) | 8.2 (7.3–9.0) | -5.2 (-13.2 – 26.3) | 0,577 | |
Accidental injuries | n | 429.5 (401.5–438.8) | 323.0 (307.0–358.0) | -22.4 (-25.8 – 18.8) | 0,001 |
% of all trauma-related calls | 80.6 (77.8–82.7) | 82.0 (80.7–82.1) | 1.9 (-1.8 – 4.5) | 0,365 | |
Trauma-related calls – | n | 147.0 (128.8–159.8) | 89.0 (71.5–98.5) | -41.8 (-53.8 – 34.5) | 0,002 |
intoxicated by alcohol | % of all trauma-related calls | 27.6 (26.0–28.1) | 21.2 (19.3–22.6) | -24.2 (-34.9 – 15.6) | 0,005 |
Intoxicated - | n | 6.5 (4.0–10.0) | 4.0 (3.0–5.5) | -50.0 (-55.6 – 7.9) | 0,066 |
Traffic injuries | % of all trauma-related calls | 1.3 (0.8–1.9) | 1.1 (0.7–1.5) | -31.2 (-41.2 – 37.1) | 0,413 |
Intoxicated - | n | 22.0 (19.2–28.0) | 13.0 (12.0–14.5) | -51.6 (-57.0 – 32.5) | 0,007 |
Violence-related injuries | % of all trauma-related calls | 4.1 (4.0–4.8) | 3.3 (2.7–3.6) | -31.4 (-40.3 – 13.4) | 0,054 |
Intoxicated - | n | 116.0 (104.2–125.2) | 70.0 (55.5–78.5) | -42.0 (-56.0 – 32.8) | 0,005 |
Accidental injuries | % of all trauma-related calls | 21.2 (20.9–23.0) | 17.2 (15.7–18.2) | -24.6 (-33.8 – 17.3) | 0,002 |
Triage class A | n | 16.0 (13.2–20.0) | 13.0 (11.5–15.0) | -11.1 (-34.3 – 5.6) | 0,041 |
% of all triage classes | 3.2 (2.6–4.1) | 3.3 (2.8–3.8) | 11.1 (-13.3 – 20.1) | 0,638 | |
Triage class B | n | 100.0 (92.8–129.5) | 85.0 (77.0–93.0) | -16.7 (-36.8 – 7.2) | 0,016 |
% of all triage classes | 19.4 (18.6–21.7) | 21.2 (19.2–23.1) | 13.9 (-11.2 – 21.1) | 0,700 | |
Triage class C | n | 277.5 (261.5–293.8) | 188.0 (180.0–225.5) | -30.5 (-35.4 – 17.5) | 0,001 |
% of all triage classes | 53.4 (50.3–53.7) | 49.9 (46.6–51.7) | -8.3 (-11.6 – 1.9) | 0,147 | |
Triage class D | n | 130.0 (117.5–131.8) | 105.0 (96.0–114.5) | -10.9 (-25.9 – 8.3) | 0,004 |
% of all triage classes | 23.0 (22.2–25.5) | 26.0 (24.0–26.7) | 14.5 (0.7 − 18.2) | 0,102 | |