Table 2 Clinical data of ambulance transported patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From: Epidemiology of ambulance utilized patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Parameter | Number of patients with condition | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Air way (n = 798) | Clear | 790 | 99.0 |
Partly blocked | 8 | 1.00 | |
Breathing (n = 798) | Effective | 782 | 98.0 |
Ineffective | 16 | 2.00 | |
Severe bleeding (n = 798) | Yes | 77 | 9.60 |
No | 721 | 90.4 | |
Respiratory rate for agea (n = 673) | Tachypnea | 125 | 18.7 |
Normal | 537 | 79.8 | |
Bradypnea | 11 | 1.6 | |
Pulse rate for agea (n = 711) | Fast | 46 | 6.5 |
Normal | 651 | 91.6 | |
Slow | 14 | 1.90 | |
Blood pressurea (n = 616) | Normal | 534 | 86.7 |
Low | 82 | 13.3 | |
Casualty responsiveness(n = 798) | Alert | 651 | 81.6 |
Verbal response | 112 | 14.0 | |
Responds to pain | 22 | 2.76 | |
Unresponsive | 13 | 1.6 | |
Treatment given in the ambulance (n = 485) | IV line | 311 | 64.1 |
Oxygen | 107 | 22.1 | |
Bleeding Arrest | 62 | 12.8 | |
Deliver care | 3 | 0.6 | |
CPR | 2 | 0.4 |