Table 1 Patient characteristics
| Â | 2016 intervention period | 2015 period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geriatric module | Regular ED | Total | Total | |
Arrivals age ≥ 80 years, N | 634 | 1743 | 2377 | 2207 |
Mean age, years (SD) | 86.7 (4.7) | 86.4 (4.7) | 86.4 (4.7) | 86.6 (4.6) |
Sex | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
 Male | 258 (40.7) | 683 (39.2) | 941 (39.6) | 871 (39.5) |
 Female | 376 (59.3) | 1060 (60.8) | 1436 (60.4) | 1336 (60.5) |
Arrival mode | ||||
 Prehospital alert | 1 (0.2) | 235 (13.5) | 236 (9.9) | 239 (10.8) |
 Ambulance/helicopter | 370 (58.4) | 902 (51.7) | 1272 (53.5) | 1186 (53.7) |
 Other | 263 (41.5) | 606 (34.8) | 869 (36.6) | 782 (35.4) |
Top 10 chief complaints | ||||
 Breathing problem/dyspnoea | 41 (6.5) | 232 (13.3) | 273 (11.5) | 287 (13.0) |
 Chest pain | 22 (3.5) | 163 (9.4) | 185 (7.8) | 190 (8.6) |
 Hip injury | 37 (5.8) | 121 (6.9) | 158 (6.6) | 163 (7.4) |
 Head injury | 59 (9.3) | 95 (5.5) | 154 (6.5) | 140 (6.3) |
 Limb swelling/pain | 46 (7.3) | 94 (5.4) | 140 (5.9) | 159 (7.2) |
 Abdominal pain | 50 (7.9) | 81 (4.6) | 131 (5.5) | 159 (7.2) |
 Stroke/neurological deficit | 13 (2.1) | 97 (5.6) | 110 (4.6) | 119 (5.4) |
 Malaise | 41 (6.5) | 50 (2.9) | 91 (3.8) | 133 (6.0) |
 Arrhythmia | 2 (0.3) | 91 (5.2) | 93 (3.9) | 65 (2.9) |
 Vertigo | 28 (4.4) | 36 (2.1) | 64 (2.7) | 74 (3.4) |