Proportion of patients receiving pre-hospital aspirin
| Proportion administered aspirin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance service | Audit date | Number of patients | % given by ambulance staff | % given by other health professional | % self administered by patient | Total % given aspirin (95% CI) | % in which aspirin was contra-indicated | % patients on maintenance aspirin |
| * GP or self. | ||||||||
| 1 | Not stated | 89 | 42% | 6% | 19% | 66% (55.5% to 76.0%) | 6% | Not stated |
| 2 | Not stated | 342 | 74.3% | Not stated | Not stated | 74.3% (69.3% to 78.8%) | 26% | Not stated |
| 3 | 01/09/97 to 30/11/97 | 1117 | 37.6% | *10.8% | 48.4% (45.5% to 51.4%) | 5.1% | Not stated | |
| 4 | Not stated | 721 | 44.1% | Not stated | Not stated | 44.1% (40.4% to 47.8%) | 20% | Not stated |
| 5 | 04/98 to 12/98 | 929 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 40.2% (367.0% to 43.4%) | Not stated | Not stated |
| 6 | 10/99 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 34% | Not stated | Not stated |
| 7 | 10/99 | 250 | 11% | 3% | 5% | 19% (14.5% to 24.6%) | 4% | Not stated |
| 8 | 24/01/00 to 20/02/00 | 110 | 62.8% | 21.5% | 1.7% | 78.2% (69.3% to 85.5%) | 21.8% | 41% Yes 57% No 2% Unsure |
| 9 | Summer 2000 | 618 | 64.8% | 0% | 0% | 64.8% (60.8% to 68.5%) | 35.2% | Included in total given aspirin |
| 10 | 01/01/00 to 31/08/00 | 11 905 | 24.6% | Not stated | Not stated | 24.6% (23.8% to 25.4%) | Not stated | Not stated |