Table 2 Call categories and presenting complaints of patients attended by MSFRs compared with those attended by CFRs or ambulance staff only adjusted for rurality and call time
From: Perceptions and experiences of medical student first responders: a mixed methods study
MSFRs | CFRs (adjusted) | Ambulance staff (adjusted) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Call Category | ||||||
Category 1 | 288 | 14.86(*) | 205 | 10.58 | 155 | 8.43(*) |
Category 2 | 1504 | 77.61 ** | 1548 | 79.92 | 1074 | 58.40** |
Category 3 | 129 | 6.66** | 165 | 8.52 | 524 | 28.49** |
Category 4 | 14 | 0.72 | 11 | 0.57 | 83 | 4.51 |
Category 5 | 3 | 0.15 | 8 | 0.41 | 3 | 0.16 |
Chief Complaint Category | ||||||
Cardio / Respiratory | 720 | 37.50** | 677 | 35.22 | 341 | 17.98** |
Gastrointestinal / Urinary | 53 | 2.76 | 76 | 3.95 | 106 | 5.59 |
Injury / Trauma | 155 | 8.07 | 202 | 10.51 | 235 | 12.39 |
Neurological / Endocrine | 331 | 17.24(*) | 322 | 16.75 | 207 | 10.91(*) |
Psychosocial / Palliative | 59 | 3.07 | 70 | 3.64 | 97 | 5.11 |
Other | 639 | 31.35** | 575 | 29.91 | 911 | 48.02** |