Spectrum, Pattern, and Clinical Outcomes of Adult Emergency Department Admissions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study
Table 2
Distribution of emergency patients by their baseline information, Nekemte, Ethiopia, 2017.
No.
Baseline information (N = 889)
Category
Frequency
Percent
1
Mode of arrival
By people/shoulder
65
7.30
Public transportation
346
38.91
Ambulance
282
31.72
Private car
134
15.11
On foot
59
6.48
Horse back
3
0.30
2
Treatment given before arrival
Yes
266
29.81
No
623
70.10
3
Source of referral
Self
461
51.90
Public health center
304
34.22
Other public hospitals
37
4.22
Private health facility
38
4.30
Other
49
5.51
4
Living condition
Alone
44
4.90
With family
763
85.80
With friends
51
5.70
On the street
14
1.61
Other
17
1.90
5
Number of visit
First
684
76.90
Repeated
202
22.70
Unknown
3
0.30
6
Arrival time
Weekend
96
10.81
Night
135
15.10
Day
658
74.10
7
Time between arrival and initiation of treatment in minutes
<15
662
74.50
15–30
166
18.71
30–60
48
5.42
>60
13
1.50
8
Who brought the patient
Self
475
53.40
Friend
300
33.70
Family member
109
12.32
Police
5
0.60
9
Vital signs on arrival
Normal
348
39.11
Deranged
528
59.42
Not taken
13
1.51
10
Level of consciousness on arrival
Conscious
404
45.41
Subconscious
268
30.14
Unconscious
127
14.33
Not evaluated
90
10.22
11
Presence of known chronic illness
Yes
259
29.10
No
591
66.55
Unknown
39
4.40
12
Distance of patient’s home and hospital in kilometers
