Table 1 Characteristics of dead on arrival patients presenting to seven emergency departments in Pakistan (November 2010 to March 2011)
From: Dead on arrival in a low-income country: results from a multicenter study in Pakistan
N | % | Per 1,000 visits | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1557 | 100 | 6.5 |
Gender | |||
- Male | 970 | 64 | 6.6 |
- Female | 548 | 36 | 6.0 |
Age (in years) | |||
0 to 9 | 58 | 3.8 | 6.7 |
10 to 19 | 98 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
20 to 29 | 304 | 20.1 | 4.1 |
30 to 39 | 166 | 11.0 | 2.9 |
40 to 49 | 229 | 15.2 | 5.3 |
50 to 59 | 256 | 16.9 | 11.2 |
50 to 69 | 206 | 13.6 | 18.4 |
70+ | 194 | 12.8 | 25.9 |
Type of hospital | |||
Public hospital | 1249 | 80.2 | 5.6 |
Private hospital | 308 | 19.8 | 20.5 |
Ambulance use | |||
- Yes | 72 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
- No | 739 | 91.1 | 3.3 |