Table 1 Patients’ demographics and characteristics of rescue missions
Rescue missions | Unita | All N = 1,430 | German-speaking n = 1,385 | Foreign-language n = 45 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients’ demographics | |||||
Sex | male | n (%) | 716 (51.1) | 692 (51.0) | 24 (54.5) |
female | n (%) | 685 (48.9) | 665 (49.0) | 20 (45.5) | |
other | n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | |
Age | years | Mean (SD) | 10.2 (6.2) | 10.3 (6.2) | 7.3 (5.5) |
< 1 | n (%) | 40 (2.8) | 38 (2.7) | 2 (4.4) | |
1- < 6 | n (%) | 410 (28.7) | 393 (28.4) | 17 (37.8) | |
6- < 13 | n (%) | 310 (21.7) | 294 (21.2) | 16 (35.6) | |
13–18 | n (%) | 670 (46.9) | 660 (47.7) | 10 (22.2) | |
Characteristics of rescue missions | |||||
EMS Station | Braunschweig | n (%) | 439 (30.7) | 434 (31.3) | 5 (11.1) |
Wendhausen | n (%) | 347 (24.3) | 331 (23.9) | 16 (35.6) | |
Königslutter | n (%) | 238 (16.6) | 226 (16.3) | 12 (26.7) | |
Helmstedt | n (%) | 406 (28.4) | 394 (28.4) | 12 (26.7) | |
Time-en-route (min)b | Mean (SD) | 8.1 (4.8) | 8.1 (4.8) | 7.4 (4.2) | |
On-scene time (min)c | Mean (SD) | 19.2 (20.3) | 19.3 (20.6) | 18.2 (9.7) | |
Time to destination (min)d | Mean (SD) | 18.4 (10.2) | 18.2 (10.2) | 22.4 (8.6) | |
Dispatch at nighttime (8PM-7AM) | n (%) | 436 (32.3) | 416 (31.8) | 20 (45.5) | |
Fall / Wintertime (Oct-Mar) | n (%) | 692 (49.0) | 671 (49.1) | 21 (46.7) | |
Emergency physician present | n (%) | 303 (29.2) | 294 (29.5) | 9 (22.5) | |
Patient rejected transport / further care | n (%) | 94 (6.6) | 93 (6.7) | 1 (2.2) | |