Table 6 Patient physiology documented
Ground ambulance | Air ambulance | Hospital record only* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 231 | N = 75 | N = 76 | ||||
Patient physiology | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Glasgow coma scale | ||||||
Exact values | 110 | (48) | 67 | (89) | 8 | (11) |
RTS category documented | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
RTS category inferred | 113 | (49) | 8 | (11) | 64 | (84) |
Repeated** | 158 | (68) | 71 | (95) | (11) | (15) |
Respiratory rate | ||||||
Exact values | 23 | (10) | 5 | (7) | 0 | |
RTS category documented | 124 | (54) | 60 | (80) | 0 | |
RTS category inferred | 59 | (26) | 4 | (5) | 38 | (50) |
Repeated | 109 | (47) | 60 | (80) | 1 | |
Systolic blood pressure | ||||||
Exact values | 122 | (53) | 63 | (84) | 5 | (7) |
RTS category documented | 10 | (4) | 4 | (5) | 0 | |
RTS category inferred | 47 | (20) | 4 | (5) | 32 | (42) |
Repeated | 103 | (45) | 68 | (91) | 3 | (4) |