Table 4 Capabilities
From: State of Emergency Medicine in Switzerland: a national profile of emergency departments in 2006
Characteristics | Â | Number of visits per year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 1 – 5,000 | 5,001 – 10,000 | 10,001 – 20,000 | >20,000 | P value | |
Resuscitation room [%] | 77 | 56 | 67 | 93 | 95 | 0.001 |
Laboratory tests available: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Vital laboratory results <30 min [%] | 88 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 79 | 0.63 |
Blood gases <15 min [%] | 98 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 95 | 0.55 |
Electrocardiogram <15 min [%] | 99 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 |
Blood products | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Blood transfusion <15 min [%] | 53 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 63 | 0.19 |
Other blood products <15 min [%] | 28 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 21 | 0.49 |
Medical imaging: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
X-ray (<15 min), [%] | 100 (70) | 100 (60) | 100 (57) | 100 (90) | 100 (79) | -- (0.014) |
CT (non-contrast head CT <15 min), [%] | 87 (38) | 60(16) | 92 (34) | 100 (55) | 95 (47) | <0.001 (0.019) |
Ultrasound (<15 min), [%] | 97 (56) | 88 (72) | 100 (51) | 100 (59) | 100 (42) | 0.016 (0.22) |
FAST immediately available (performed by ED physician), [%] | 61 (58) | 48 (70) | 48 (60) | 76 (62) | 72 (36) | 0.07 (0.5) |
24/7 availability of: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Operating room [%] | 87 | 64 | 91 | 97 | 95 | <0.01 |
Dialysis [%] | 41 | 8 | 29 | 62 | 74 | <0.001 |
Catheterization laboratory [%] | 21 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 48 | 0.01 |
Stroke unit [%] | 19 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 0.007 |