Table 2 Patient characteristics differentiated by the number of calls until hospital acceptance
One call | 2 or more calls | p values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n=13587 | n=5554 | ||||
Age, years | 47 | (25–67) | 46 | (24–66) | P=0.002 |
Elderly (≥65 years) | 3888 | (28.6) | 1481 | (26.7) | P=0.007 |
Male sex, n (%) | 7526 | (55.4) | 3183 | (57.3) | P=0.015 |
High-risk injury, n (%) | 797 | (5.9) | 294 | (5.3) | P=0.122 |
Response time, min | 8 | (7–11) | 8 | (7–11) | P=0.487 |
On-scene time, min | 18 | (14–23) | 27 | (21–35) | P<0.001 |
Transport time, min | 9 | (5–14) | 14 | (9–21) | P<0.001 |
Consciousness level of eye opening by pain stimuli or no response | 117 | (0.9) | 30 | (0.5) | P=0.022 |
SBP less than 90 mmHg | 1820 | (13.4) | 918 | (16.5) | P<0.001 |
HR <50 or ≥ 120 beats/min | 2149 | (15.8) | 1067 | (19.2) | P<0.001 |
RR <10 or ≥ 30 breaths/min | 2078 | (15.3) | 1056 | (19.0) | P<0.001 |