Table 1 Demographics, crew attendance, timings and triage
Age in years | Years [SD] (95% CI) |
Mean | 38.5 [21.5] (37–40) |
Missing | 86 |
Adult/Child <17 | n (%) |
Adult | 853 (82.6) |
Child <17 | 133 (12.9) |
Missing | 43 (4.2) |
Sex | n (%) |
Male | 708 (68.5) |
Female | 298 (28.8) |
Missing | 23 (2.2) |
Pre-hospital Traumatic Cardiac Arrest (TCA) – Active Resuscitation | n (%) 30 |
Died on scene | 7 (23) |
Transported to hospital | 23 (77) |
Alive at discharge | 3 (10) |
Died in hospital | 18 (60) |
Missing | 2 (7) |
In hospital deaths from pre-hospital major trauma (Not pre-hospital TCA) | n (%) 43 (4) |
Attended by | n (%) |
HEMS | 168 (16.3) |
Land Crews | 844 (81.7) |
Missing | 17 (1.6) |
Crew arrival times | Minutes [SD] (95% CI) |
Mean | 12 [13.5] (11–13) |
HEMS | 14 [11.5] (12–16) |
Land Crews | 11.5 [13.5] (10.5–13) |
On scene times | Minutes [SD] (95% CI) |
Mean | 36 [19.5] (35–37.5) |
HEMS | 51.5 [21.5] (48–55.5) |
Land Crews | 33.5 [18] (32.5–35) |
Transport time | Minutes [SD] (95% CI) |
Mean | 17 [11.5] (16–17.5) |
HEMS | 13 [9.5] (11–14.5) |
Land Crews | 17.5 [12] (16.5–18.5) |
Time to definitive care (999 call to arrival at receiving facility) | Minutes [SD] (95% CI) |
Mean | 65 [27] (63–66.5) |
HEMS | 78 [23] (73.5–81.5) |
Land Crews | 62.5 [27] (60.5–64.5) |
Triage | n (%) |
Correct triage | 744 (72.0) |
Under triage | 36 (3.5) |
Over triage | 248 (24) |
Missing | 5 (0.5) |