Table 2.

Distribution of patients across the main emergency medical dispatch codes, excluding oxygen as a pre-hospital intervention

Main emergency medical dispatch code	n = 1200	Pre-hospital interventions (n = 277)	No pre-hospital interventions (n = 923)	p-value
1 Unconscious adult	19 (1.6 %)	10 (3.6 %)	9 (1 %)
2 Unconscious child	1 (.1 %)	0	1 (.1 %)
3 Airway obstruction	1 (.1 %)	0	1 (.1 %)
4 Requested transports	493 (41.2 %)	38 (13.7 %)	455 (49.5 %)
5 Unknown problem	133 (11.1 %)	39 (14.1 %)	94 (10.2 %)
6 Allergic reaction	5 (.4 %)	4 (1.4 %)	1 (.1 %)
7 Non traumatic hemorrhage	8 (.7 %)	1 (.4 %)	8 (.8 %)
8 Chest pain, cardiac	89 (7.4 %)	71 (25.6 %)	18 (2 %)
9 Diabetes	4 (.3 %)	1 (.4 %)	1 (.3 %)
10 Fever	1 (.1 %)	0	1 (.1 %)
11 Child intoxications	1 (.1 %)	0	1 (.1 %)
12 Child birth	6 (.5 %)	0	6 (.7 %)
13 Gynecology/maternity	3 (.3 %)	0	3 (.3 %)
14 Headache	8 (.7 %)	0	8 (.9 %)
15 Skin - rash	5 (.4 %)	0	5 (.5 %)
16 Hypothermia – hyperthermia	1 (.1 %)	0	1 (.1 %)
17 Chemicals – gasses	1 (.1 %)	0	1 (.1 %)
18 Seizures	18 (1.5 %)	5 (1.8 %)	13 (1.4 %
19 Abdominal pain – back pain	64 (5.3 %)	19 (6.9 %)	45 (4.9 %)
20 Possible death – sudden infant death	1 (.1 %)	1 (.4 %)	0
21 Impaired consciousness - paralysis	57 (4.8 %)	19 (6.9 %)	38 (4.1 %)
22 Psychiatric – suicidal	22 (1.8 %)	1 (.4 %)	21 (2.3 %)
23 Breathing problems	66 (5.5 %)	29 (10.5 %)	37 (4 %)
24 Drugs – intoxications – overdose	33 (2.8 %)	10 (3.6 %)	23 (2.5 %)
25 Sick child	8 (.7 %)	2 (.7 %)	6 (.7 %)
26 Sores – fractures – minor damages	57 (4.8 %)	13 (4.7 %)	44 (4.8 %)
27 Traffic accidents	35 (2.9 %)	8 (2.9 %)	27 (2.9 %)
28 Accidents	46 (3.8 %)	4 (1.4 %)	42 (4.6 %)
29 Urology	2 (.2 %)	0	2 (.2 %)
30 Violence – Abuse	6 (.5 %)	1 (.4 %)	5 (.5 %)
31 Eye	3 (.3 %)	1 (.4 %)	2 (.2 %)	<0.001