| Categories | n (%) (n = 396) | |
| Patient sample | Male | 215 (54.3) |
| Female | 181 (45.7) | |
| Origin of ambulance call | Home | 235 (59.3) |
| Public place | 72 (18.2) | |
| Other† | 89 (22.5) | |
| Actual disposal from ED | Admit | 187 (47.2) |
| Discharge | 209 (52.8) | |
| ED diagnosis* | Trauma | 109 (31.1) |
| Non-trauma | 241 (68.9) | |
| Completing EMS staff | Paramedic | 129 (32.5) |
| EMT/other‡ | 267 (67.4) |
*46 patients were not included in this analysis because there were insufficient computer data to categorise their illness.
†Other ambulance transports from school, work, road traffic collisions, nursing homes.
‡Other ambulance service personnel, eg, trainee paramedics and urgent tier staff.
ED, emergency department; EMS, emergency medical service; EMT, emergency medical technician.
*46 patients were not included in this analysis because there were insufficient computer data to categorise their illness.
†Other ambulance transports from school, work, road traffic collisions, nursing homes.
‡Other ambulance service personnel, eg, trainee paramedics and urgent tier staff.
ED, emergency department; EMS, emergency medical service; EMT, emergency medical technician.