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Table 5 Distribution of assumed explanatory variables for trauma death by time cohorts.

From: Prehospital trauma care reduces mortality. Ten-year results from a time-cohort and trauma audit study in Iraq

 

Time period 1

Time period 2

Time period 3

Age (years)

26.8 (25.3 - 28.4)

24.2 (22.9 - 25.6)

25.9 (25.2 - 26.6)

ISS

11.0 (9.9 - 12.1)

6.1 (5.5 - 6.7)

7.1 (6.8 - 7.4)

PSS-1

8.8 (8.4 - 9.2)

10.2 (10.0 - 10.4)

9.8 (9.7 - 9.9)

PSS-2

11.6 (11.5 - 11.7)

11.5 (11.4 - 11.6)

11.3 (11.2 - 11.4)

In-field response time (hours)

1.6 (1.2 - 1.9)

0.9 (0.8 - 1.0)

0.65 (0.6 - 0.7)

Total evacuation time (hours)

4.4 (3.8 - 5.0)

3.6 (3.3 - 3.9)

2.3 (2.2 - 2.4)

  1. The results are expressed as means with 95% confidence intervals