Table 1.
Number of emergencies and mean emergency rate, 2007–2016
| overall | without PEP | with PEP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean emergency rate (SD) | n | mean emergency rate (SD) | n | mean emergency rate (SD) | |
| Total | 7,725,636 | 46.6 (17.5) | 3,993,450 | 20.0 (9.7) | 3.732.186 | 26.6 (9.8) |
| Rural (n = 1371) | 1,412,989 | 42.8 (16.0) | 589,129 | 17.5 (8.0) | 823,860 | 25.2 (9.4) |
| Small town (n = 458) | 1,275,160 | 49.0 (17.1) | 565,913 | 21.3 (9.5) | 709,247 | 27.7 (9.8) |
| Large town (n = 161) | 1,335,647 | 60.9 (13.2) | 650,602 | 29.4 (9.8) | 685,045 | 31.5 (8.9) |
| Medium-sized city (n = 58) | 1,48,4817 | 73.1 (13.1) | 769,047 | 37.3 (9.7) | 715,770 | 35.9 (8.0) |
| Large city (n = 8) | 2,217,023 | 80.7 (9.3) | 1,418,759 | 44.4 (8.4) | 798,264 | 36.4 (9.1) |
PEP: pre-hospital emergency physician