Table 2 Summary of patients receiving pre-hospital PRBC
No. of patients administered PRBCs | 147 |
|---|---|
Male sex n (%) | 114 (78%) |
Mean age years (range) | 42.3 (9–92 years) |
Penetrating injury n (%) | 14 (10%) |
Blunt injury n (%) | 128 (87%) |
Non-injury n (%) | 5 (3%) |
RTC related n (%) | 103 (73%) |
Mean units PRBCs administered (SD) | 2.4 (1.1) |
Received RSI n (%) | 73 (50%) |
Thoracostomy n (%) | 97 (66%) |
Thoracotomy n (%) | 6 (4%) |
Median distance to major trauma centre (IQR) in km | 43. 8 (27.6 – 72.4) |
Median (IQR) time from 999 call to HEMS arrival in mins | 34.5 (25.0 – 48.8) |
Median (IQR) HEMS scene time in mins | 46.0 (34.5 – 63.0) |
Median (IQR) time from HEMS arrival to receiving hospital in mins | 76.0 (66.0 – 98.0) |
Median (IQR) time from ‘999’ call to arrival at receiving hospital in mins | 114.0 (103.0 – 140.0) |