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Table 2 The cause of dispatching an ambulance grouped in different disease categories

From: Does temporary location of ambulances (“fluid deployment”) affect response times and patient outcome?

Reason for call

Temporary

%

Permanent

%

Trauma including orthopedic

684

43.68

32382

42.30

Decreased level of consciousness

195

12.45

11207

14.63

Cardiovascular

201

12.85

10699

13.97

Neurological including cerebrovascular

188

12.00

7748

10.12

Internal medicine including poisoning

155

9.90

6643

8.68

Respiratory

94

6.00

4967

6.48

Surgical include abdominal pain

37

2.36

1897

2.48

Psychological

7

0.45

546

0.71

Gynecology

5

0.31

486

0.63

Total

1566

 

76575

 
  1. In both groups of TS and PS ambulances, trauma is the most common cause of dispatching an ambulance, followed by neurological causes including cerebrovascular diseases and cardiovascular diseases