Table 1 Patient characteristics by treatment group

Patient age (years)

46.3 (20.5)

45.7 (21.4)

37.3 (18.2)

0.02,^{§ ¥}

Gender (male)

360 (71%)

252 (75%)

34 (71%)

0.5

Mechanism of injury

- Transport

318 (63%)

219 (65%

44 (92%)

0.003,^{§ ¥}

- Fall

137 (27%)

86 (26%)

3 (6%)

- Other

50 (10%)

31 (9%)

1 (2%)

ISS

21.3 (13.3)

23.2 (15.1)

21.7 (11.4)

0.13

NISS

27.2 (16.9)

30.2 (18.1)

27.1 (15.1)

0.04,*

First GCS

13 (8–15)

10 (4–14)

13 (6–15)

<0.001,*^¥

First SBP (mmHg)

113.5 (37.8)

114.3 (41.9)

103.3 (43.1)

0.20