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Table 3 Complain wise breakdown of pre-hospital and hospital timings in minutes

From: Time intervals and associated factors of emergency treatment: first insight into Pakistani system

Complains

Pre-Hospital timings

Hospital timings

Decision time

Transit time

Physician time

Diagnostic time

Transfer time

Length of stay

Chest pain

132

85

15

20

12

58

(72–298)

(40–198)

(10–25)

(15–25)

(8–30)

(50–95)

Abdominal

155

90

66

170

210

425

(83–349)

(45–210)

(50–105)

(145–195)

(140–320)

(212–545)

Respiratory

136

73

54

162

185

384

(76–288)

(45–220)

(52–98)

(150–185)

(125–290)

(234–610)

Musculoskeletal

1182

95

82

185

110

315

(725–2380)

(45–185)

(64–132)

(135–220)

(72–155)

(190–362)

Urogenital

450

85

64

158

45

262

(252–648)

(52–203)

(50–112)

(140–186)

(35–60)

(238–310)

Neurological

176

97

50

165

148

390

(120–395)

(55–187)

(44–92 )

(130–240)

(90–176)

(175–436)

Poisoning

65

75

35

15

275

315

(45–130)

(45–152)

(28–52)

(10–20)

(151–380)

(220–575)

Firearm

20

55

12

 

8

15

(15–58)

(35–85)

(10–22)

-

(5–11)

(10–25)

Trauma

30

62

48

25

105

266

(25–70)

(40–105)

(25–42)

(15–55)

(82–245)

(95–330)

  1. Figures were rounded off to the nearest whole number.