Table 3.

Diagnostic procedures and treatments during stay in municipal emergency beds for 60 patients.

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures	Number of patients
Diagnostic procedures
Blood samples	41
Basic clinical observations only	27
Urine samples	12
Oxygen saturation measurement	11
X-ray	10
ECG	6
Bladder volume; bacterial culture	3
No diagnostic initiatives	3
Treatments
Pain management/analgesics	18
Intravenous antibiotics	14
Adjustments of medication	15
Intravenous fluid	8
Mobilisation, physiotherapy	8
Oxygen therapy	6
Wound care	1
Catheterisation	1
No therapeutic initiatives	10