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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of aggression incidents

From: Workload and influencing factors in non-emergency medical transfers: a multiple linear regression analysis of a cross-sectional questionnaire study

 

n (% of total missions)

Signs of intoxication (alcohol or drugs) n (%)

Physically aggressive patient

4 (2.1%)

2 (50.0%)

Verbally aggressive patient

20 (10.4%)

8 (40.0%)

Resistance to treatment

10 (5.2%)

2 (20%)

Physically aggressive bystander

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Verbally aggressive bystander

7 (3.6%)

2 (28.6%)

Obstruction by bystander

3 (1.5%)

1 (33.3%)

  1. This table gives an overview of the frequency of aggression incidents. Absolute numbers and relative frequencies are shown. Total n of mission = 194