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Table 6 Medical data

From: Procedural sedation by advanced practice providers in the emergency medical service in the Netherlands: a retrospective study

Initial dispatch chief complaint

n

%

Fall

63

40.1

Traumatic injury

50

31.8

Traffic accident

16

10.2

Cardiac arrest

7

4.5

Sick call or undefined complaint

6

3.8

Chest pain

2

1.3

Seizure

2

1.3

Heart problem

2

1.3

Overdose

2

1.3

Fainting

2

1.3

Unknown problem

2

1.3

Abdominal pain

1

0.6

Choking

1

0.6

Industrial accident

1

0.6

On-scene diagnosis

n

%

Fracture of lower extremity

50

31.8

Luxation of hip

37

23.6

Fracture of hip

17

10.8

Fracture of upper extremity

16

10.2

Sedation after OHCA

10

6.4

Luxation of shoulder

9

5.7

Luxation of ankle

6

3.8

Neurological problem

5

3.2

Treatment of insufficient heart rhythm

3

1.9

Convulsions

2

1.3

Severe agitation with delirium or similar

2

1.3

Treatment under procedural sedation and analgesia

n

%

Alignment of fractured extremity

83

52.9

Reposition of dislocated joint

52

33.1

Sedation after OHCA

10

6.4

Sedation

9

5.7

Cardioversion

3

1.9

  1. OHCA; Out of hospital cardic arrest