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Table 3 Prehospital contextual characteristics of COVID-19 19 patients transported by Addis Ababa’s emergency medical system, May to August 2021, Ethiopia

From: Prehospital characteristics of COVID-19 patients transported by emergency medical service and the predictors of a prehospital sudden deterioration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Response time in minutes

Mean=46.2; SD=19.6

 

 ≤15

19

3.2

 16–30

136

23.0

 31–45

178

30.1

 46–60

147

24.9

 >60

111

18.8

On-scene time in minutes

Mean=7.5; SD=4.7

 

 <5

323

54.7

 6–10

179

30.3

 11–15

61

10.3

 >15

28

4.7

Total prehospital time in minutes

Mean=81.4; SD=26.4

 

 ≤45

42 (7.1)

7.1

 46–60

108

18.3

 61–75

122

20.6

 76–90

140

23.7

 ≥90

179

30.3

Queuing delays

 Yes

82

13.9

 No

509

86.1

Delays in locating the patient address

 Yes

48

8.1

 No

543

91.9

Omission of care due to lack of equipment

 Yes

152

25.7

 No

439

74.3

Omission of care due to lack of medication

 Yes

80

13.5

 No

511

86.5