Table 1 Population characteristics (n = 9)
From: Impact of ultrasound on management for dyspnea presentations in a Rwandan emergency department
Age | 45 ± 21.9 years |
Gender | |
Male | 57 (57.6%) |
Female | 42 (42.4%) |
Arriving from | |
District Hospital (DH) | 53 (53.5%) |
Home | 38 (38.4%) |
Other | 4 (4.0%) |
Transport method | |
DH ambulance | 50 (50.5%) |
Private | 46 (46.5%) |
EMS ambulance | 3 (3.0%) |
TEWS | |
Red | 54 (54.5%) |
Orange | 31 (31.3%) |
Yellow | 13 (13.1%) |
Trauma | 3 (3.0%) |
Known HIV positive | 17 (17.2%) |
Dyspnea onset | |
Acute (< 1 week) | 45 (45.5%) |
Gradual (1–4 weeks) | 42 (42.4%) |
Chronic (> 4 weeks) | 12 (12.1%) |