Table 2.

Demographic and initial clinical characteristics of patients.

		Number	Percentage
Age	<18	28	9.6
	18–50	172	59.1
	>50	91	31.3
Sex	Male	170	58.4
	Female	121	41.6
EC arrival time	0000–0559 h	44	15.1
	0600–1159 h	59	20.3
	1200–1759 h	103	35.4
	1800–2359 h	85	29.2
SCCM Priority	Priority 1	107	36.8
	Priority 2	106	36.4
	Priority 3	25	8.6
	Priority 4B	53	18.2
Origin of referral	Government Clinic	183	62.9
	Private Clinic	26	8.9
	Self-Referral	82	28.2

EC, emergency centre; SCCM, Society of Critical Care Medicine.