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Table 2 Condition of emergency, mode of arrival and clinical characteristics of patients visited at the EDs of public hospitals in Jimma city, Ethiopia, June 2022. (n=451)

From: The practice and determinants of ambulance service utilization in pre-hospital settings, Jimma City, Ethiopia

No

Variables

Responses

Ambulance

Non-Ambulance

Total

No (%)

No (%)

(N=451)

1.

Type of emergency illnesses

Medical illnesses

117(35.3%)

214(64.7%)

331

Trauma

61(50.8%)

59(49.2%)

120

2.

3.

4.

Illness onset

Acute

129(41.3%)

183(58.7%)

312

Non-acute

49(35.3%)

90(64.7%)

139

5.

6.

Triage acuity

Low acuity

61(33.7%)

120(66.3%)

181

Moderate acuity

61(39.4%)

94(60.6%)

155

High acuity

56(48.7%)

59(51.3%)

115

7.

Patient’s companion

Family/relatives

163(41.6%)

229(58.4%)

392

Bystander/Police

15(25.4%)

44(74.6%)

59

8.

Emergency scene

Home

125(36.4%)

218(63.6%)

343

Street

40(54.8%)

33(45.2%)

73

Others

13(37.1%)

22(62.9%)

35

9.