Table 3.
The use of diagnostic tools and severity of illness (NACA-score) by level of response (Norwegian Medical Index) for the included 100 patients
| |
Level of response |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Yellow | Green | Total | |
|
ECG taken? |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
24 |
62 |
6 |
92 |
| No |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
| Total |
24 |
66 |
10 |
100 |
|
Who ordered the ECG? |
|
|
|
|
| Ambulance |
9 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
| Nurse at the casualty clinic |
10 |
35 |
3 |
48 |
| Physician at the casualty clinic |
3 |
16 |
3 |
22 |
| Both ambulance and casualty clinic |
2 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
| Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
24 |
62 |
6 |
92 |
|
Any laboratory test taken? |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
15 |
37 |
5 |
57 |
| No |
9 |
29 |
5 |
43 |
| Total |
24 |
66 |
10 |
100 |
|
Laboratory test (more than one possible) |
|
|
|
|
| Oxygen-saturation |
13 |
29 |
2 |
44 |
| C-reactive protein |
2 |
23 |
4 |
29 |
| D-dimer |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Other blood tests (glucose, haematology) |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
|
Severity of illness; 0 = no disease, 7 = dead |
|
|
|
|
| NACA 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| NACA 1 |
1 |
18 |
5 |
24 |
| NACA 2 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
25 |
| NACA 3 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
24 |
| NACA 4 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
20 |
| NACA 5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| NACA 6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| NACA 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 24 | 66 | 10 | 100 |