Table 1 Cohort overview
From: Pain assessment and management of adult patients in the Swedish EMS: a nationwide registry study
All % (n) | Men % (n) | Women % (n) | Age < 70 yearsa % (n) | Age ≥ 70 yearsb % (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient sex (1455 missing) | |||||
Men | 46.2 (181,501) | 100.0 (181,501) | – | 53.3 (93,867) | 46.7 (84,734) |
Women | 53.8 (211,744) | – | 100.0 (211,744) | 44.2 (93,604) | 55.8 (118,140) |
Age | |||||
Mean (SD) | 65 (22) | 63 (21) | 67 (21) | – | – |
Median (Q25-Q75) | 70 (50–82) | 67 (48–80) | 73 (51–84) | – | – |
EMS RETTS priority (129 missing) | |||||
RETTS red | 5.3 (20,984) | 6.7 (12,097) | 4.2 (8793) | 5.3 (10,164) | 5.3 (10,820) |
RETTS orange | 37.0 (146,109) | 38.2 (69,314) | 36.0 (76,269) | 31.7 (60,623) | 42.1 (85,486) |
RETTS yellow | 42.0 (165,794) | 40.4 (73,285) | 43.4 (91,959) | 45.7 (87,406) | 38.6 (78,388) |
RETTS green | 15.5 (61,155) | 14.6 (26,506) | 16.2 (34,369) | 17.2 (32,846) | 13.9 (28,309) |
RETTS blue | 0.1 (529) | 0.1 (236) | 0.1 (290) | 0.2 (297) | 0.1 (232) |
Time with patient | |||||
Time on scene, minutes, median (Q25–Q75), (95,711 missing) | 21 (15–29) | 20 (14–28) | 22 (16–30) | 19 (13–26) | 19 (13–26) |
Patient transport time, minutes, median (Q25–Q75), (103,495 missing) | 20 (10–33) | 20 (11–33) | 19 (10–32) | 19 (10–32) | 19 (10–32) |
Time of day (998 missing) | |||||
Daytime, 07:00–22:00 | 73.4 (288,830) | 72.3 (130,886) | 25.7 (54,312) | 28.9 (55,127) | 24.5 (49,745) |
Nighttime, 22:01–06:59 | 26.6 (104,872) | 27.7 (50,151) | 74.3 (156,901) | 71.1 (135,780) | 75.5 (153,050) |
Vital signs | |||||
Breathing rate, breaths/minute, median (Q25–Q75), (15,593 missing) | 18 (16–20) | 18 (16–20) | 18 (16–20) | 18 (16–20) | 18 (16–20) |
Heart rate, beats/minute, median (Q25–Q75), (9,133 missing) | 82 (72–95) | 81 (70–94) | 83 (74–95) | 85 (74–98) | 80 (70–92) |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, median (Q25–Q75), (14,743 missing) | 140 (125–160) | 140 (126–158) | 140 (125–160) | 137 (122–151) | 147 (130–165) |