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Table 1 Demographic breakdown of pre-hospital emergency cases services from April to December 2007.

From: Using genetic algorithms to optimise current and future health planning - the example of ambulance locations

 

Emergency cases (n = 21,211)

Category

No of users (%)

Monthly users per 1,000

Age Group

  

   0--4

841 (4.0)

2.77

   5--9

346 (1.6)

1.04

   10--14

322 (1.5)

0.92

   15--19

733 (3.5)

1.79

   20--24

954 (4.5)

2.20

   25--29

872 (4.1)

1.86

   30--34

876 (4.1)

1.63

   35--39

874 (4.1)

1.83

   40--44

704 (3.3)

1.55

   45--49

760 (3.6)

1.67

   50--54

892 (4.2)

1.67

   55--59

1,399 (6.6)

2.35

   60-64

1,254 (5.9)

2.71

   65-69

1,428 (6.7)

3.42

   70-74

1,676 (7.9)

4.38

   75-79

2,083 (9.8)

6.54

   80-84

2,055 (9.7)

9.89

   85 and over

2,585 (12.2)

13.96

   Unknown

557 (2.6)

 

Sex

  

   Male

10,791 (50.9)

3.05

   Female

9,847 (46.4)

2.60

   Unknown

573 (2.7)

 
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International Journal of Health Geographics

ISSN: 1476-072X