Table 2 First documented vital parameters at accident site and during first trauma admission with CT possibility
First documented vital parameters in patient record or assessed/calculated value from the documented parameters | Accident site | TA with first CT possibility |
|---|---|---|
n = 144 | n = 144 | |
Heart rate, n (%) | 112 (77.8) | 140 (97.2) |
  Abnormal (< 40 or > 130 beats/minute a), n (%) |    7 (6.2) |    5 (3.6) |
Systolic blood pressure, n (%) | 107 (74.3) | 139 (96.5) |
  Abnormal (< 90 mmHg a), n (%) |    10 (9.3) |    6 (4.3) |
Respiratory rate, n (%) | 87 (60.4) | 115 (79.9) |
  Abnormal (< 10 or > 29 breaths/minute a), n (%) |    20 (23.0) |    12 (10.4) |
Glasgow Coma Scale value, (%) | 126 (87.5) | 133 (92.4) |
Admitted intubated in trauma admission just before CT decision | Â | 11 (7.6) |
  Abnormal (< 13 at accident site, < 13 or intubated in TA), n (%) |    41 (28.5) |    35 (23.4) |
Shock index, heart rate/systolic blood pressure, n (%) | 99 (68.8) | 138 (95.8) |
  Abnorma, (> 0.9, > 1 6–12 years, > 1.22 < 6 years) n (%) |    10 (6.9) |    18 (12.5) |
Blood lactate, n (%) | Â | 90 (62.5) |
  Abnormal (> 1.8 mmol/l), n (%) |  |    35 (24.3) |
  Abnormal and > 32 degree Celsius, n (%) |  |    30 (20.8) |
Blood base excess, n (%) | Â | 91 (63.2) |
  Abnormal (< −3.3 to > 3.3 mmol/l), n (%) |  |    29 (20.1) |