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Table 1 Characteristics of non-conveyed patients (N = 11,861)

From: EMS non-conveyance: A safe practice to decrease ED crowding or a threat to patient safety?

 

Missing

n

%

Mission priority

5

  

 A

 

413

3.5

 B

 

2694

22.7

 C

 

5534

46.7

 D

 

3215

27.1

EMS unit

 ALS

 

9627

81.2

 BLS

 

2002

16.9

 Community Paramedic

 

228

1.9

 Field Supervisor

 

4

0.03

 Doctor at scene

 

32

0.3

 Doctor consulted by phone

 

5118

43.2

Day of week

 Monday

 

1504

12.7

 Tuesday

 

1482

12.5

 Wednesday

 

1578

13.3

 Thursday

 

1635

13.8

 Friday

 

1865

15.7

 Saturday

 

2014

17.0

 Sunday

 

1783

15.0

 EMS arrival time

9

  

 08:00–20.00

 

6383

53.9

 20:00–08:00

 

5469

46.1

 Urban–rural classification

176

  

 Urban area

 

7198

61.6

 Rural area

 

4487

38.4

 Distance to nearest health care facility

177

  

  < 5 km

 

3871

33.1

 5–20 km

 

3941

33.7

 21–40 km

 

2578

22.1

  > 40 km

 

1294

11.1

 Median distance 8 km [IQR 3.0–24.6]

   

 Mission duration: median 52 min [IQR 39–69]