Table 1 Emergency procedures for 142 out of a total of 441 included trauma patients admitted at the University Hospital of North Norway Tromsø during 2006-2007
From: Evaluation of a university hospital trauma team activation protocol
Procedure | Number of patients receiving the procedure |
|---|---|
Endotracheal intubation (percentage of total) | 98 (22%) |
Chest tube insertion (percentage of total) | 60 (14%) |
Hemostatic surgery in the abdomen (percentage of total) | 10 (2.3%) |
Hemostatic surgery in the pelvis with packing (percentage of total) | 1 (0.2%) |
Thoracotomy (percentage of total) | 5 (1.1%) |
Primary stabilization of fractures with external fixation (percentage of total) | 22 (5.0%) |