Table 4.
Description of Patients
| Description |
All Patients n=2,001 |
Conveyance n= 718 (35.9%) |
Non-conveyance n= 1250 (62.5%) |
Died on Scene n= 33 (1.6%) |
| Age (years) | n=1889 (94.4%) documented | |||
| Median (Interquartile Range) | 62 (38-79) | 66 (42-80) | 59 (35-78) | 65.5 (50-77) |
| >75 years n (%) | 623 (33.0%) | 246 (39.4%) | 369 (59.2%) | 8 (1.3%) |
| 16-74 years n (%) | 1147 (60.7%) | 406 (35.3%) | 721 (62.9%) | 20 (1.7%) |
| <16 year n (%) | 119 (6.3%) | 33 (27.7%) | 86 (72.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Gender | n=1786 (89.3%) documented | |||
| Male n (%) | 959 (53.7%) | 344 (35.9%) | 596 (62.1%) | 19 (2.0%) |
| Female n (%) | 827 (46.3%) | 290 (35.1%) | 529 (63.9%) | 8 (1.0%) |
| Source of Dispatch | n=732 (36.6%) documented | |||
| Primary Dispatch from NEOC n (%) | 325 (44.4%) | 136 (41.8%) | 189 (58.2%) | |
| Crew Request n (%) | 316 (43.2%) | 103 (32.6%) | 213 (67.4%) | |
| ALS Dispatch from NEOC n (%) | 83 (11.3%) | 65 (78%) | 4 (4.8%) | 14 (16.9%) |
| Other n (%) | 8 (1.1%) | 0 | 8 (100%) | |
|
Top 5 Presentations n (%) |
Most encountered Medical 319 (15.9%) Fall 194 (9.7%) Drug & Alcohol Related 193 (9.6%) Urology 131 (6.5%) Respiratory 119 (5.9%) |
Most commonly conveyed Injuries: Major Trauma 10 (90.9%) Neurological 17 (89.5%) Injuries: Fractures 8 (80%) Surgical 36 (75%) Obstetrics & Gynae 13 (56.5%) |
Most commonly discharged Palliative 14 (100%) Social 8 (88.9%) Injuries: Other 15 (88.2%) COVID-19 Related 54 (85.7%) Musculoskeletal 92 (83.6%) |
Neurological: New focal neurological deficit.
Surgical: Abdominal Pain, Vascular Presentations, Orthopaedic Issues (excluding acute injuries)
COVID-19 Related: COVID-19 Positive, COVID-19 Suspected, COVID-19 Swabs
Social: Medically fit patients suffering homelessness, elderly home help issues, poor social circumstances
Injuries: Other: Soft tissue injuries