From: Factors correlating with delayed trauma center admission following traumatic brain injury
Variable | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
---|---|---|
Age | 1.02 (1.00-1.04) | 0.098 |
Male | 3.82 (1.60-9.13) | 0.003 |
EMS dispatch urgency | Â | Â |
Urgent (A-B) | 1.0 | Â |
Non-urgent (C-D) | 0.75 (0.33-1.71) | 0.500 |
Incident location | Â | Â |
Home | 1.0 | Â |
Public place | 0.26 (0.11-0.61) | 0.002 |
Other/Unknown | 2.15 (0.70-6.59) | 0.181 |
Injury energy | Â | Â |
Low | 1.0 | Â |
High | 0.05 (0.01-0.28) | 0.001 |
Pre-hospital physician | Â | Â |
Consulted | 0.15 (0.06-0.39) | < 0.001 |
Present (called to the scene) | 0.08 (0.03-0.22) | < 0.001 |
Documented unconsciousness | 0.62 (0.27-1.41) | 0.256 |
Hypoxia | 1.02 (0.42-2.44) | 0.972 |
Hypotension | 0.09 (0.01-0.93) | 0.044 |
Major extra cranial injury | 0.17 (0.05-0.55) | 0.003 |
Abnormal pupillary light reflex | 0.26 (0.09-0.73) | 0.010 |
Field GCS | Â | Â |
3-12 | 1.0 | Â |
13-15 | 1.64 (0.72-3.76) | 0.240 |
Blood alcohol level (‰) |  |  |
0.0 | 1.0 | Â |
< 2.3 | 0.99 (0.19-5.33) | 0.995 |
> 2.3 | 12.44 (2.14-72.38) | 0.005 |