Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: a scoping review

Table 1 Comprehensive list of condition and biomarker combinations (n = 155) reported in 141 full-text research reports

Biomarkers	Calcium ions	Copeptin	Covid 19 antigen	Creatine kinase	Creatinine	H-FABP	Glucose	INR	Ketone	Lactate	Myoglobin	NT Pro BNP	Panel Tests	Purine	Toxicology	Troponin	VHA	Undifferentiated bio-markers	Grand total
Conditions	n(%)		n(%)			n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)		n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)
ACD										1(0.6)									1 (0.6)
ACS		1(0.6)		1(0.6)		3(1.8)					4 (2.6)	1(0.6)				41(27.2)			53 (34.1)
Cardiac arrest	1(0.6)									1(0.6)			2(1.3)						4 (2.6)
Coagulopathy in trauma								4(2.6)		1(0.6)							4(2.6)		9(5.8)
COPD													4(2.6)						4 (2.6)
Covid-19			4(2.6)																4 (2.6)
Critical illness										9(5.8)			4(2.6)						13 (8.4)
Diabetes							2(1.3)		1(0.6)										3 (1.9)
Drug intoxication															1(0.6)				1 (0.6)
Frail elderly *													2(1.3)						2 (1.3)
Heart failure												3(2.1)	1(0.6)						4 (2.6)
Hypoglycaemia							1(0.6)												1 (0.6)
Methanol poisoning															1(0.6)				1 (0.6)
Seizures										1(0.6)									1 (0.6)
Sepsis					1(0.6)		2(1.3)			22(14.1)		1(0.6)							26 (16.7)
Stroke														1(0.6)					1 (0.6)
Trauma							1(0.6)	1(0.6)		11(7.1)			2(1.3)						15 (9.7)
Undifferentiated conditions							1(0.6)			1(0.6)			5(3.2)					5(3.2)	12 (7.7)
Grand Total	1(0.6)	1(0.6)	4(2.6)	1(0.6)	1(0.6)	3(1.8)	6(3.8)	5(3.2)	1(0.6)	47(31.1)	4 (2.6)	5(3.2)	20(12.9)	1(0.6)	2(1.3)	41(27.2)	4(2.6)	5(3.2)	155 (100)

Footnote: *Frail elderly (aim was to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital. ACS Acute coronary syndromes. ACD Acute cardiovascular disease. COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. H-FABP Human-type fatty acid binding protein. NT-ProBNP N-terminal Beta-Natriuretic Peptide. Undifferentiated conditions and biomarkers refer to papers where the conditions and biomarkers were not specified

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