Table 5 Agreement between the EMS nurse’s field assessment and the final hospital physician diagnosis

A. A defined final diagnosis classified as a time-sensitive condition

n = 473

 1. The field diagnosis is in agreement with the final diagnosis

195 (41.2)

 2. The field diagnosis is not in agreement with the final diagnosis

49 (10.4)

 3. Typical symptoms related to the final diagnosis

160 (33.8)

 4. Atypical symptoms related to the final diagnosis

32 (6.8)

 5. More unusual symptoms related to the final diagnosis

8 (1.7)

 6. The field assessment as a non-specified organ system

29 (6.1)

B. A defined final diagnosis not classified as a time-sensitive condition

n = 2646

 1. The field diagnosis is in agreement with the final diagnosis

755 (28.5)

 2. The field diagnosis is not in agreement with the final diagnosis

308 (11.6)

 3. Typical symptoms related to the final diagnosis

1099 (41.5)

 4. Atypical symptoms related to the final diagnosis

173 (6.5)

 5. More unusual symptoms related to the final diagnosis

104 (3.9)

 6. The field assessment as a non-specified organ system

207 (7.8)

C. The final diagnosis is expressed as a symptom

n = 808

 1. The field diagnosis is in agreement with the final symptom

24 (3.0)

 2. The field diagnosis is not in agreement with the final symptom

48 (5.9)

 3. The field symptom and the final symptom are in agreement

620 (76.7)

 4. The field symptom and the final symptom are not in agreement

82 (10.1)

 5.The field assessment as a non-specified organ system

34 (4.2)

D. The final diagnosis is described as a non-specific assessment

n = 241

 1. The field diagnosis is in agreement with the symptom

59 (24.5)

 2. The field diagnosis is not in agreement with the symptom

42 (17.4)

 3. The field symptom is in agreement with the final assessment

84 (34.9)

 4. The field symptom and final assessment are not in agreement

20 (8.3)

 5. The field assessment is presented as a non-specified organ system

36 (14.9)