Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 783) | ||
| • Male | 459 | (58.6) |
| • Female | 324 | (41.4) |
| Age (n = 783) | ||
| • 0–15 years | 184 | (23.5) |
| • 16–45 years | 361 | (46.1) |
| • 46–65 years | 150 | (19.1) |
| • 65 > years | 88 | (11.2) |
| Living area (n = 783) | ||
| • Urban | 509 | (65.0) |
| • rural area | 274 | (35.0) |
| Urgency (n = 533)a,b | ||
| • U1: Life-threatening | 0 | (0) |
| • U2: Acute | 25 | (4.7) |
| • U3: Urgent | 344 | (64.5) |
| • U4: Routine | 164 | (30.8) |
| Diagnosis (ICPC) (n = 783) | ||
| Trauma | 463 | (59.1) |
| • Wound | 186 | (23.8) |
| • suspicion of fracture of extremity | 122 | (15.6) |
| • contusion/distortion of musculoskeletal system | 106 | (13.5) |
| • multiple injury after trauma | 26 | (3.3) |
| • traumatic nose injury | 14 | (1.8) |
| • traumatic cranial injury | 9 | (1.1) |
| Non trauma | 320 | (40.9) |
| • abdominal complaints | 41 | (5.2) |
| • ocular complaints | 34 | (4.3) |
| • musculoskeletal (non-traumatic) | 27 | (3.4) |
| • myogenic complaints | 20 | (2.6) |
| • skin complaints | 20 | (2.6) |
| • thoracic pain | 17 | (2.2) |
| • respiratory complaints | 14 | (1.8) |
| • other | 147 | (18.8) |
aData refer to two out of three GPCs (second and third)
bUrgency U5 was introduced in the triage guidelines in 2012