Table 2 Comparison of pre-hospital emergency management stratified per age category
Age categories(years) | Total (N = 1420) | 60–69 (n = 791) | 70–79 (n = 403) | 80+ (n = 226) | x2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without any emergency management | 2.686 | 0.261 | ||||
Yes | 1113 (78.4%) | 624 (78.9%) | 321 (79.7%) | 168 (74.3%) | ||
No | 307 (21.6%) | 167 (21.1%) | 82 (20.3%) | 58 (25.7%) | ||
Cooling treatment | 2.709 | 0.258 | ||||
Yes | 121 (8.5%) | 76 (9.6%) | 29 (7.2%) | 16 (7.1%) | ||
No | 1299 (91.5%) | 715 (90.4%) | 374 (92.8%) | 210 (92.9%) | ||
Duration of cooling treatment | 0.691 | 0.708 | ||||
< 10 min | 78 (64.5%) | 51 (67.1%) | 17 (58.6%) | 10 (62.5%) | ||
≥ 10 min | 43 (35.5%) | 25 (32.9%) | 12 (41.4%) | 6 (37.5%) | ||
Self-treatment | 10.527 | 0.005 | ||||
Yes | 139 (9.8%) | 65 (8.2%) | 39 (9.7%) | 35 (15.5%) | ||
No | 1281 (90.2%) | 726 (91.8%) | 364 (90.3%) | 190 (84.5%) | ||
Hospital consultation within 24 h | 5.699 | 0.058 | ||||
Yes | 890 (62.7%) | 513 (64.9%) | 249 (61.8%) | 128 (56.4%) | ||
No | 530 (37.3%) | 277 (35.1%) | 154 (38.2%) | 99 (43.6%) |