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Table 1 Study population characteristics (n = 1151 patients)

From: Correlation between field triage criteria and the injury severity score of trauma patients in a French inclusive regional trauma system

Characteristic

Value

Sex: Male, n (%)

887 (77)

Age: mean (SD)

43 (±19)

Mechanism of injury

 Blunt, n (%)

1063 (92)

 Penetrating, n (%)

88 (8)

Type of trauma

 Car crash, n (%)

263 (23)

 Motorcycle, n (%)

457 (40)

 Pedestrian, n (%)

74 (6)

 Fall, n (%)

228 (20)

 Gunshot, n (%)

48 (4)

 Stab wound, n (%)

34 (3)

 Other, n (%)

47 (4)

Pre-hospital physiological variables: median (IQR)

 Glasgow coma scale

15 (13–15)

 Heart rate, beats/min

86 (75–100)

 Systolic arterial blood pressure, mm Hg

120 (108–137)

 Peripheral oxygen saturation, %

99 (97–100)

Pre-hospital resuscitation

 Mechanical Ventilation, n (%)

197 (17)

 Catecholamine administration, n (%)

106 (9)

 Total fluid loading, mL: median (IQR)

250 (0–500)

MGAP score: median (IQR)

27 (22–28)

MGAP category, n (%)

 3–17 a

133 (12)

 18–22 b

201 (18)

 23–29 c

817 (71)

ISS: median (IQR)

13 (5–22)

ISS ≥ 15, n (%)

524 (46)

Field triage criterion categories, n (%)

 Physiological variables

420 (15)

 Kinetic elements

1328 (48)

 Physical injuries

383 (14)

 Pre-hospital resuscitation

373 (13.5)

 Special considerations

260 (9.5)

ICU admission during the hospital stay, n (%)

660 (57)

In-hospital mortality within 30 days, n (%)

91 (8)

  1. MGAP score: Mechanism, Glasgow coma scale, Age, systolic blood Pressure
  2. aHigh risk of mortality; bintermediate risk of mortality; clow risk of mortality
  3. ISS Injury Severity Score, ICU Intensive Care Unit