Table 1 Characteristics of non-conveyance cases with and without an EMS re-contact
Variable | Non-Conveyance with an EMS re-contact N = 661 | Non-Conveyance without an EMS re-contact N = 12,349 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
 Age (mdn, IQR) | 67 (46.80) | 51 (27.71) | P < 0.001 |
 Age category |  |  |  |
  0–17 | 42 (6%) | 1560 (13%) |  |
  18–64 | 267 (40%) | 6689 (54%) |  |
  > 65 | 352 (53%) | 4100 (33%) |  |
 Sex |  |  | P < 0.001 |
  Male | 373 (56%) | 6047 (49%) |  |
  Female | 288 (44%) | 6302 (51%) |  |
Care process characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
 Medical specialism |  |  | P < 0.001 |
  Cardiology | 55 (8%) | 992 (8%) |  |
 Surgery/traumatology | 59 (9%) | 2727 (22%) |  |
  Pulmonology | 59 (9%) | 437 (4%) |  |
  Neurology | 88 (13%) | 1051 (9%) |  |
  Internal medicine | 303 (46%) | 5199 (42%) |  |
  Pediatrics (including neonatology) | 22 (3.5%) | 539 (4.5%) |  |
  Psychiatry (including panic disorders) | 71 (11%) | 1362 (11%) |  |
  Gynecology/obstetrics | 4 (0.5%) | 42 (0.5%) |  |
 Consultation/handover to a GP |  |  | P < 0.001 |
  Yes | 274 (41%) | 4141 (34%) |  |
  No | 387 (59%) | 8208 (66%) |  |
 Patient refusal of care |  |  | P = 0.187 |
  Yes | 9 (1%) | 103 (1%) |  |
  No | 652 (99%) | 12,249 (99%) |  |
Run Characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
 Urgency level |  |  | P = 0.003 |
  A1 (arrival < 15 min) | 465 (70%) | 7985 (65%) |  |
  A2 (arrival < 30 min) | 196 (30%) | 4364 (35%) |  |
 B (planned ambulance care) | 0 | 0 |  |
  Applicant |  |  | P = 0.003 |
  Citizen/112 | 334 (50.5%) | 6063 (49%) |  |
  General practitioner | 24 (3.5%) | 410 (3.3%) |  |
  Out-of-hours GP service | 104 (15.5%) | 1551 (12.5%) |  |
  Other healthcare professional1 | 21 (3%) | 348 (3%) |  |
  Non-healthcare professional2 | 10 (1.5%) | 93 (0.7%) |  |
  Unknown | 168 (25%) | 3884 (31.5%) |  |
 Time of day |  |  | P < 0.001 |
  Day 08:00–17:00; | 267 (40%) | 5566 (45%) |  |
  Evening, 17:01–23:59; | 217 (33%) | 4462 (36%) |  |
  Night, 00:00–07:59 | 177 (27%) | 2321 (19%) |  |
 Day of week |  |  | P = 0.384 |
  Monday | 89 (13%) | 1806 (15%) |  |
  Tuesday | 86 (13%) | 1686 (14%) |  |
  Wednesday | 81 (12%) | 1760 (14%) |  |
  Thursday | 101 (15%) | 1661 (13%) |  |
  Friday | 100 (15%) | 1604 (13%) |  |
  Saturday | 103 (16%) | 1970 (16%) |  |
  Sunday | 101 (15%) | 1862 (15%) |  |
 Season |  |  | P = 0.975 |
  Winter | 158 (24%) | 2975 (24%) |  |
  Spring | 173 (26%) | 3182 (26%) |  |
  Summer | 162 (25%) | 3110 (25%) |  |
  Autumn | 168 (25%) | 3082 (25%) |  |