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. 2009 Jul 22;9:123. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-123

Table 2.

Distribution (%) of mode of contact with range between the casualty clinics and mode of contact according to age groups in years.

Age group in years
Mode of contact Total Range 0–9 10–19 20–39 40–59 60+
Telephone from patient or patient family 65.2 21.3–85.9 78.7 64.5 61.2 65.4 65.2
Direct attendance 25.9 0.5–73.5 20.0 30.8 34.6 27.3 16.3
Contacts from health professionals 6.0 1.3–12.8 0.6 1.8 1.6 3.7 22.1
EMCC* 2.2 1.1–3.5 0.6 1.8 1.7 2.7 4.4
Others 0.7 0.4–1.3 0.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.4

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100

N= 84 371 (missing 917).

* National Emergency Medical Communication Centre