Table 1 Included calls for analysis
Group 1; Agreement between EMCC nurse and ambulance nurse (n = 50) | Group 2; Disagreement between EMCC nurse and ambulance nurse (n = 50) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dispatched as; | n | Dispatched as; | Feedback from ambulance nurse | |
Stroke | 18 | Undefined problems | 23 | Fever/infection (8) |
Chest pain | 6 | Breathing difficulties (8) | ||
Convulsions | 5 | Stroke (2) | ||
Breathing difficulties | 4 | Cardiac arrest (1) | ||
Bleeding – no trauma | 3 | Unconscious (1) | ||
Poisoning | 3 | Ear/nose/throat problems (1) | ||
Undefined problems | 3 | Abdomen/urinary problems (1) | ||
Child illness | 2 | Chest pain (1) | ||
Diseases or injuries o limbs | 2 | Chest pain | 7 | Undefined problems (3) |
Allergy | 1 | Breathing difficulties (3) | ||
Birth/pregnancy | 1 | Fever/infection (1) | ||
Diabetes | 1 | Breathing difficulties | 6 | Chest pain (3) |
Headache/dizziness | 1 | Undefined problems (2) | ||
Unconscious (1) | ||||
Abdomen/urinary | 5 | Chest pain (2) | ||
problems | Fever/infection (2) | |||
Undefined problems (1) | ||||
Fever | 3 | Breathing difficulties (2) | ||
Undefined problems (1) | ||||
Bleeding no trauma | 2 | Abdomen/urinary problems (1) | ||
Undefined problems (1) | ||||
Back problems | 1 | Breathing difficulties (1) | ||
Diseases or injuries to | ||||
limbs | 1 | Accident (1) | ||
Psychiatric | 1 | Dead at scene (1) | ||
Headache/dizziness | 1 | Stroke (1) | ||