Conveyed to ED N=403 |
Non-conveyance N=1500 | p Value | |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Gender | <0.001 | ||
Female | 186 (17.3) | 857 (82.2) | |
Male | 190 (24.9) | 572 (75.1) | |
Age | 0.063 | ||
0–5 years | 38 (23.6) | 123 (76.4) | |
6–15 years | 9 (36.0) | 16 (64.0) | |
16–30 years | 38 (27.5) | 100 (72.5) | |
31–60 years | 82 (21.7) | 296 (78.3) | |
61+ years | 236 (19.7) | 965 (80.4) | |
Age 75+ | <0.001 | ||
0–75 years | 262 (24.1) | 824 (75.9) | |
75+ years | 141 (17.3) | 676 (82.7) | |
Chief complaint | 0.022 | ||
Cardio/cerebrovascular | 86 (24.7) | 262 (75.3) | |
Respiratory problems | 72 (26.1) | 204 (73.9) | |
Neurological problems | 37 (19.1) | 157 (80.9) | |
Musculoskeletal problems | 51 (15.0) | 289 (85.0) | |
Gastrointestinal problems | 40 (20.8) | 152 (79.2) | |
General medical problems/other medical problems | 66 (19.1) | 280 (80.9) | |
Mental health | 17 (27.9) | 44 (72.1) | |
Trauma and injuries | 9 (22.5) | 31 (77.5) | |
Other miscellaneous problems | 25 (33.6) | 81 (76.4) | |
Working day | 0.144 | ||
Monday | 35 (19.2) | 147 (80.8) | |
Tuesday | 31 (26.7) | 85 (73.3) | |
Wednesday | 42 (26.4) | 117 (73.6) | |
Thursday | 30 (23.3) | 99 (76.7) | |
Friday | 37 (24.5) | 114 (75.5) | |
Saturday | 118 (20.9) | 446 (79.1) | |
Sunday | 110 (18.3) | 492 (81.7) | |
Ambulance dispatch priority group | 0.267 | ||
Green | 176 (20.7) | 672 (79.3) | |
Red | 218 (24.9) | 658 (75.1) | |
Community-based services | 9 (5.1) | 169 (94.9) | |
Source of call | <0.001 | ||
Public | 394 (23.0) | 1330 (77.0) | |
Community-based services | 9 (5.1) | 169 (94.9) | |
Type of GP input | <0.001 | ||
Face-to-face assessment | 195 (16.0) | 1026 (84.0) | |
Telephone advice | 208 (30.1) | 474 (69.5) |