Table 3 Availability of information in pre-notification (n = 69) and use in ED as a criterion for TTA
From: Trauma team activation varies across Dutch emergency departments: a national survey
Available in pre-notification | Of which used as a criterion | |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%)* | |
Demographic information | ||
Age | 53 (76.8) | 22 (41.5) |
Gender | 53 (76.8) | 5 (9.4) |
Pregnancy | 37 (53.6) | 21 (56.8) |
Mechanism of Injury information | 51 (73.9) | 41 (80.4) |
Physiologic parameters | ||
Respiratory rate | 45 (65.2) | 27 (60.0) |
Oxygen saturation | 49 (71.0) | 26 (53.1) |
Pulse rate | 55 (79.9) | 29 (52.7) |
Blood pressure | 57 (82.6) | 30 (52.6) |
Airway-Breathing-Circulation | 52 (75.4) | 45 (86.5) |
Glasgow Coma Score | 48 (69.9) | 43 (89.6) |
Body temperature | 18 (26.1) | 11 (61.1) |
Revised Trauma Score | 39 (56.5) | 33 (84.6) |
Paediatric Trauma Score | 28 (40.6) | 24 (85.7) |
Treatment given | 48 (69.6) | 33 (68.8) |
Other information | ||
Medical history | 25 (36.2) | 9 (36.0) |
Infectious diseases | 20 (29.0) | 4 (20.0) |