Table 2 Vitals signs and non-specific interventions. Data are expressed as numbers and frequencies for categorical variables and medians and interquartile ranges (25th to 75th percentile). [] = missing values
Study group n = 86 (100%) | TBSA < 20% n = 55 (64%) | TBSA ≥20% n = 31 (36%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vital parameters on scene: | ||||
- Respiratory rate (min− 1) [4] | 20 (16–25) | 18 (16–22) | 25 (20–30) | < 0.001* |
- SpO2 (%) [8] | 98 (95–100) | 98 (96–100) | 97 (92–99) | 0.01* |
- Pulse rate (min− 1) [7] | 100 (85–116) | 90 (80–105) | 106 (100–120) | < 0.001* |
- Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), [13] | 140 (90–150) | 140 (90–150) | 140 (90–150) | 0.735 |
- Capillary refill time ≥ 2 s, n (%) [0] | 6 (7) | 4 (7.3) | 2 (6.5) | 0.886 |
- GCS [0] | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) | 0.065 |
Vital parameters at ED arrival: | ||||
- Respiratory rate (min− 1) [29] | 16 (12–20) | 16 (13–20) | 13 (12–21) | 0.106 |
- SpO2 (%) [22] | 99 (96–100) | 99 (96–100) | 99 (96–100) | 0.949 |
- Pulse rate(min− 1) [18] | 100 (80–110) | 92 (78–105) | 103 (90–111) | 0.061 |
- Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [24] | 89 (66–98) | 84 (66–96) | 90 (62–100) | 0.821 |
- GCS [18] | 15 (3–15) | 15 (15–15) | 3 (3–15) | < 0.001* |
Oxygen therapy, n (%) [8] | 51 (65) | 25 (51) | 26 (90) | 0.001* |
Tracheal intubation, n (%) [0] | 21 (24) | 6 (11) | 15 (48) | < 0.001* |
Vascular or intraosseous access, n (%) [1] | 64 (75) | 38 (69) | 26 (87) | 0.073 |