Table 5 Prehospital assessment according to RETTS in relation to need for hospital resources
Need for hospital resources | No | Yes | OR (univariate)1 |
|---|---|---|---|
n=1006 | n=1689 | ||
ESS code2 (82)3 | |||
Abdominal pain | 150 (15.3) | 178 (10.9) | 0.68 (0.54-0.85, p=0.001) |
Trauma, extremities/thorax4 | 59 (6.0) | 237 (14.5) | 2.65 (1.98-3.59, p<0.001) |
Chest pain | 42 (4.3) | 214 (13.1) | 3.36 (2.42-4.79, p<0.001) |
Trauma, head | 64 (6.5) | 178 (10.9) | 1.75 (1.31-2.37, p<0.001) |
Intoxication | 57 (5.8) | 65 (4.0) | 0.67 (0.47-0.97, p=0.032) |
Dyspnea | 53 (5.4) | 67 (4.1) | 0.75 (0.52-1.08, p=0.122) |
Non-specific disease | 71 (7.3) | 57 (3.5) | 0.46 (0.32-0.66, p<0.001) |
Back pain | 75 (7.7) | 30 (1.8) | 0.23 (0.14-0.34, p<0.001) |
Dizziness | 55 (5.6) | 42 (2.6) | 0.44 (0.29-0.67, p<0.001) |
Seizures | 19 (1.9) | 68 (4.2) | 2.19 (1.34-3.77, p=0.003) |
Psychiatric abuse | 47 (4.8) | 36 (2.2) | 0.45 (0.29-0.69, p<0.001) |
Syncope | 38 (3.9) | 43 (2.6) | 0.67 (0.43-1.05, p=0.076) |
Trauma, alarm | 8 (0.8) | 68 (4.2) | 5.27 (2.68-11.94, p<0.001) |
Headache | 33 (3.4) | 43 (2.6) | 0.77 (0.49-1.24, p=0.278) |
Fever, infection | 24 (2.5) | 34 (2.1) | 0.85 (0.50-1.45, p=0.534) |
Other5 | 185 (18.9) | 274 (16.8) | 0.86 (0.70-1.06, p=0.167) |