Table 4 Description of Patients

Description

All Patients

n=2,001

Conveyance

n= 718 (35.9%)

Non-conveyance

n= 1250 (62.5%)

Died on Scene

n= 33 (1.6%)

Age (years)

n=1889 (94.4%) documented

 Median (Interquartile Range)

62 (38-79)

66 (42-80)

59 (35-78)

65.5 (50-77)

 >75 years n (%)

623 (33.0%)

246 (39.4%)

369 (59.2%)

8 (1.3%)

 16-74 years n (%)

1147 (60.7%)

406 (35.3%)

721 (62.9%)

20 (1.7%)

 <16 year n (%)

119 (6.3%)

33 (27.7%)

86 (72.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Gender

n=1786 (89.3%) documented

 Male n (%)

959 (53.7%)

344 (35.9%)

596 (62.1%)

19 (2.0%)

 Female n (%)

827 (46.3%)

290 (35.1%)

529 (63.9%)

8 (1.0%)

Source of Dispatch

n=732 (36.6%) documented

 Primary Dispatch from NEOC n (%)

325 (44.4%)

136 (41.8%)

189 (58.2%)

 Crew Request n (%)

316 (43.2%)

103 (32.6%)

213 (67.4%)

 ALS Dispatch from NEOC n (%)

83 (11.3%)

65 (78%)

4 (4.8%)

14 (16.9%)

 Other n (%)

8 (1.1%)

0

8 (100%)

Top 5 Presentations

n (%)

Most encountered

Medical 319 (15.9%)

Fall 194 (9.7%)

Drug & Alcohol Related 193 (9.6%)

Urology 131 (6.5%)

Respiratory 119 (5.9%)

Most commonly conveyed

Injuries: Major Trauma 10 (90.9%)

Neurological 17 (89.5%)

Injuries: Fractures 8 (80%)

Surgical 36 (75%)

Obstetrics & Gynae 13 (56.5%)

Most commonly discharged

Palliative 14 (100%)

Social 8 (88.9%)

Injuries: Other 15 (88.2%)

COVID-19 Related 54 (85.7%)

Musculoskeletal 92 (83.6%)