Table 5: Main reasons for transport delay by different types of emergency patients in 4 study hospitals.
Medical emergencies |
Reasons for delay arriving |
N (%) |
Overall (N = 734) |
|
418 (56.9%) |
|
336 (45.8%) |
|
|
320 (43.6%) |
|
|
269 (36.6%) |
|
|
245 (33.4%) |
|
|
68 (9.3%) |
|
RTIs (N = 139) |
|
97 (69.8%) |
|
83 (59.7%) |
|
|
65 (46.8%) |
|
Other accidents & injuries (N = 438) |
|
265 (60.5%) |
|
212 (48.4%) |
|
|
193 (44.1%) |
|
CVDs (N = 13) |
|
10 (76.9%) |
|
8 (61.5%) |
|
|
6 (46.2%) |
|
Other NCDs (N = 14) |
|
9 (64.3%) |
|
8 (57.1%) |
|
|
8 (57.1%) |
|
CDs (N = 83) |
|
71 (85.5%) |
|
63 (75.9%) |
|
|
43 (51.8%) |
|
Pregnancy Complications (N = 20) |
|
19 (95.0%) |
|
13 (65.0%) |
|
|
12 (60.0%) |
|
Others diseases (N = 27) |
|
22 (81.5%) |
|
20 (74.1%) |
|
|
13 (48.1%) |
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