Table 2 Odds ratios for (95 % CI) type of response when primary care doctors were alerted for total area and in the three EMCC districts
Doctors responses* | Call-out | Await | Confer |
|---|---|---|---|
Total area | |||
Not life-threatening condition (NACA) ¤ | 0.51 (0.41-0.63) | 1.78 (1.41-2.25) | 1.02 (0.76-1.39) |
Air ambulances on call-out ¤ | 1.53 (1.12-2.10) | 0.78 (0.54-1.12) | 4.02 (1.93-8.41) |
Population in the primary care districts | 0.74 (0.68-0.80) | 1.34 (1.23-1.45) | 1.01 (0.90-1.13) |
Remote municipalities ¤ | 0.47 (0.36-0.62) | 0.97 (0.73-1.29) | 0.36 (0.24-0.53) |
Area of Innlandet | |||
Not life-threatening condition (NACA) | 0.39 (0.25-0.61) | 2.23 (1.25-3.97) | 1.03 (0.60-1.78) |
Air ambulances on call-out ¤ | 2.16 (1.10-4.24) | 0.73 (0.29-1.85) | 0.10 (0.01-0.71) |
Population in the primary care districts | 0.82 (0.69-0.97) | 0.98 (0.80-1.19) | 1.21 (1.00-1.47) |
Remote municipalities ¤ | 1.51 (0.78-2.93) | 0.43 (0.22-0.83) | 1.24 (0.62-2.48) |
Area of Stavanger | |||
Not life-threatening condition (NACA) | 0.58 (0.42-0.80) | 1.60 (1.15-2.20) | 1.17 (0.59-2.33) |
Air ambulances on call-out¤ | 1.05 (0.68-1.62) | 0.85 (0.54-1.34) | 0.40 (0.12-1.36) |
Population in the primary care districts | 0.62 (0.55-0.70) | 1.71 (1.45-2.01) | 0.94 (0.75-1.18) |
Remote municipalities¤ | 0.32 (0.16-0.62) | 1.98 (0.80-4.88) | 2.72 (0.92-8.03) |
Area of Haugesund | |||
Not life-threatening condition (NACA) | 0.46 (0.32-0.71) | 1.74 (1.11-2.73) | 1.02 (0.63-1.64) |
Air ambulances on call-out¤ | 2.26 (1.01-4.81) | 0.58 (0.23-1.48) | 0.48 (0.16-1.46) |
Population in the primary care districts | 0.76 (0.64-0.92) | 1.06 (0.88-1.29) | 1.32 (1.07-1.64) |
Remote municipalities¤ | 0.96 (0.52-1.79) | 1.89 (0.91-3.90) | 0.41 (0.22-0.76) |