Table 1 Characteristics of patients and significant others in the study (n = 162)
Variables of ambulance care | Patients (n = 87) | Significant others (n = 75) |
|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | ||
 Men | 49 (56) | 43 (58) |
 Women | 37 (43) | 31 (42) |
Age | ||
 Median (years) (Q1,Q3) | 67 (47,79) | 62 (48,72) |
Time of day (%) | ||
 08:00-17:00 | 48 (55) | 37 (49) |
 17:00-24:00 | 22 (25) | 25 (33) |
 24:00-08:00 | 17 (20) | 11 (15) |
Assessed condition (%) | ||
 Medical | 72 (44) |  |
 Surgical | 37 (23) |  |
 Orthopaedic | 31 (19) |  |
 Other | 5 (3) |  |
Priority according to RETTS (%) | ||
 orange | 9 (6) |  |
 yellow | 73 (45) |  |
 green | 61 (38) |  |