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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The ticking clock: does actively making an enhanced care team aware of the passage of time improve pre-hospital scene time following traumatic incidents?

 

No Scene Timer

Scene Timer

p

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Male

101

75.4

104

72.7

0.68

 Female

33

24.6

39

27.3

Age

 Median [IQR]

49 [42]

 

50 [41]

 

0.53

Adult/ Child

 Age > =18

122

91.0

130

90.9

0.99

 Age < 18

12

9.0

13

9.1

Mechanism of Injury

 Accidental Injury

53

39.6

48

33.6

0.59

 Assault

13

9.7

11

7.7

 Exposure

2

1.5

2

1.4

 Intentional Self-Harm

5

3.7

12

8.4

 Other Transport

1

0.7

0

0.0

 RTC

53

39.6

62

43.4

 Sport/Leisure

7

5.2

8

5.6

Trauma Type

 Blunt Trauma

123

91.8

132

92.3

0.99

 Penetrating Trauma

11

8.2

11

7.7

Time of Day

 Day

105

78.4

103

72.0

0.27

 Night

29

21.6

40

28.0

GCS

 median [IQR]

13 [8]

 

14 [8]

 

0.32

 GCS > 8

89

66.4

104

72.7

0.30

 GCS < =8

45

33.6

39

27.3

RSI

 RSI

44

32.8

42

29.4

0.60

 No RSI

90

67.2

101

70.6

Transfusion

 Blood products

15

11.2

15

10.5

0.99

 No Blood products

119

88.8

128

89.5

Thoracostomy

 Thoracostomy

11

8.2

16

11.2

0.43

 No Thoracostomy

123

91.8

127

88.8

CPR

 CPR

9

6.7

8

5.6

0.84

 No CPR

125

93.3

135

94.4

Transport to Hospital

 Helicopter

49

36.6

84

58.7

0.001

 ambulance

85

63.4

59

41.3

  1. GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, RSI Rapid sequence induction, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation