Table 4.
Direction of travel, patient in ambulance, violence reported, day of the week, and time of day of the ambulance accidents in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
| Characteristic of the accident | Germany, n (%)a | Austria, n (%)a | Switzerland, n (%)a | P value | |
| Direction of travel |
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|
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<.001 | |
|
|
Total reported cases, n | 268 | 29 | 9 |
|
|
|
To the patient | 154 (57.5) | 18 (62) | 6 (67) |
|
|
|
To the hospital | 114 (42.5) | 9 (31) | 3 (33) |
|
|
|
Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
|
| Patient in ambulance |
|
|
|
.79 | |
|
|
Total of reported cases, n | 327 | 39 | 16 |
|
|
|
Yes | 167 (51.1) | 21 (54) | 7 (44) |
|
|
|
No | 160 (48.9) | 18 (46) | 9 (56) |
|
| Violence toward staff |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Total of reported cases, n | 4 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
|
Third party | 4 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (4) |
|
|
|
Patient | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
|
| Part of the week |
|
|
|
.56 | |
|
|
Total of reported cases, n | 597 | 62 | 25 |
|
|
|
Weekdays | 458 (76.7) | 50 (81) | 21 (84) |
|
|
|
Weekend | 139 (23.3) | 12 (19) | 4 (16) |
|
| Time of day |
|
|
|
.64 | |
|
|
Total of reported cases, n | 502 | 54 | 21 |
|
|
|
Day | 369 (72.1) | 38 (70) | 17 (81) |
|
|
|
Night | 143 (27.9) | 16 (30) | 4 (19) |
|
aDue to rounding, percentages do not add up to 100.