Table 2 Number of deaths on day 1 and day 1–30 for Danish Index criteria (n) and percentages (%) (row percentages) and for all deaths (column percentages)
Danish Index criteria | N | Day 1 = same or following day after 112 call | Day 30 after 112 call | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths day 1 Numbers (%) | Percentage of all deaths | Deaths day 1–30 cumulative Numbers (%) | Percentage of all deaths | ||
Unconscious adult/ possible cardiac arrest | 2657 | 1146(43) | 38.1 | 1335(50.3) | 25.3 |
Breathing difficulties | 6158 | 317(5.1) | 10.5 | 907(14.8) | 17.2 |
Unclear problem | 9212 | 292(3.2) | 9.7 | 697(7.6) | 13.2 |
Possible stroke | 8632 | 133(1.5) | 4.4 | 460(5.6) | 8.7 |
Chest pain | 12,071 | 83(0.7) | 2.8 | 246(2.1) | 4.7 |
Accidents | 8879 | 54(0.6) | 1.8 | 216(2.4) | 4.1 |
Pain in the extremities - wounds - fractures - small injuries | 5267 | 16(0.3) | 0.5 | 140(2.6) | 2.7 |
Abdominal pain - back pain | 4431 | 44(0.9) | 1.5 | 123(2.8) | 2.3 |
Bleeding - not traumatic | 1472 | 30(2.1) | 0.9 | 103(6.9) | 1.9 |
Psychiatry – suicidal | 1029 | 53(5.2) | 1.8 | 62(5.9) | 1.2 |
Traffic accident | 4019 | 41(1.0) | 1.4 | 55(1.4) | 1.0 |
Diabetes | 1174 | 18(1.5) | 0.6 | 49(4.2) | 0.9 |
Seizures | 3133 | 12(0.4) | 0.4 | 48(1.6) | 0.9 |
Fever | 456 | 6(1.3) | 0.2 | 27(5.9) | 0.5 |
Alcohol - poisoning – overdose | 2781 | 12(0.4) | 0.4 | 19(0.7) | 0.4 |
Headache | 736 | 4(0.5) | 0.1 | 16(2.2) | 0.3 |
Foreign body in airways | 219 | 8(3.6) | 0.3 | 11(0.5) | 0.2 |
Burns - electric injury | 470 | 6(1.3) | 0.2 | 10(2.1) | 0.2 |
Urinary system | 325 | 4(1.2) | 0.1 | 10(3.1) | 0.2 |
Unconscious child/ possible cardiac arrest | 84 | 7(8.2) | 0.2 | 7(8.2) | 0.1 |
Drowning | 43 | 7(16.3) | 0.2 | 7(16.3) | 0.1 |
Ear - nose – throat | 410 | 1(0.2) | 0.0 | 6(1.5) | 0.1 |
Hypothermia - Hyperthermia | 47 | 1(2.1) | 0.0 | 4(8.5) | 0.1 |
Violence – abuse | 493 | 2(0.4) | 0.1 | 4(0.8) | 0.1 |
Allergic reaction | 790 | 1(0.1) | 0.0 | 2(0.3) | 0.0 |
Gynaecology - pregnancy | 426 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 2(0.5) | 0.0 |
Diving accident | 7 | 1(14.3) | 0.0 | 1(14.3) | 0.0 |
Skin and rash | 11 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 1(9.1) | 0.0 |
Sick child | 773 | 1(0.1) | 0.0 | 1(0.1) | 0.0 |
Catastrophe - big accidents | 12 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 0(0) | 0.0 |
Animal bite - insect bite | 75 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 0(0) | 0.0 |
Poisoning in children | 35 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 0(0) | 0.0 |
Birth | 121 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 0(0) | 0.0 |
Chemicals – gasses | 32 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 0(0) | 0.0 |
Eye | 109 | 0(0) | 0.0 | 0(0) | 0.0 |
Total | 77,313 | 2997(3.9) | 100 | 4571(6.8) | 100 |