3. Patient descriptors |
3.1. | Age | Continuous | | | Number | Patient age at the time of event | For each mission |
3.2. | Gender | Categorical | 3.2.1 Female | | Bullet list | Patient gender | For each mission |
| | 3.2.2 Male | | | | |
| | 3.2.3 Unknown | | | | |
3.3. | Pre-event comorbidity | Ordinal | | | Bullet list | Pre-event ASA-PS. The comorbidity existing before event. Derangements from present disease should not be considered | For each mission |
| | 3.3.1 ASA-PS 1 | | | A normal healthy patient | |
| | 3.3.2 ASA-PS 2 | | | A patient with mild systemic disease | |
| | 3.3.3 ASA-PS 3 | | | A patient with severe systemic disease | |
| | 3.3.4 ASA-PS 4 | | | A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life | |
| | 3.3.5 ASA-PS 5 | | | A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without operation | |
| | 3.3.6 ASA-PS 6 | | | A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes | |
| | 3.3.7 ASA Unknown | | | | |
3.4. | Chronic medications | Categorical | 3.4.1 Yes | | Bullet list | Does patient use medication on a regular basis? | For each mission |
| | 3.4.2 No | | | | |
| | 3.4.3 Unknown | | | | |
3.5. | Medical problem | Categorical | | | Bullet list | The condition most likely to be the patient’s true medical problem, main clinical symptom or diagnosis, decided by attending p-EMS | For each mission |
| | 3.5.1 Cardiac arrest medical aetiology | | | | |
| | 3.5.2 Cardiac arrest traumatic aetiology | | | | |
| | 3.5.3 Trauma | | | | |
| | 3.5.4 Breathing difficulties | | | | |
| | 3.5.5 Myocardial infarction (MI) | | | Confirmed by ECG | |
| | 3.5.6 Chest pain, MI not confirmed | | | | |
| | 3.5.7 Stroke | | | | |
| | 3.5.8 Acute neurology excluding stroke | | | | |
| | 3.5.9. Reduced level of consciousness | | | Aetiology unknown | |
| | 3.5.10 Poisoning/Intoxication | | | | |
| | 3.5.11 Burns | | | | |
| | 3.5.12 Obstetrics and childbirth | | | | |
| | 3.5.13 Infection | | | | |
| | 3.5.14 Anaphylaxis | | | | |
| | 3.5.15 Surgical | | | | |
| | 3.5.16 Asphyxiation | | | | |
| | 3.5.17 Drowning | | | | |
| | 3.5.18 Psychiatry excluding poisoning/intoxication | | | | |
| | 3.5.19 Other | | | | |
3.6. | Glasgow Coma Scale | Ordinal | 3.6.1 First | | Number | First recorded pre-interventional GCS upon arrival of p-EMS | For each mission |
| | 3.6.2 Last | | | GCS at end of patient care or patient handover | |
| | 3.6.3 Not recorded | | | | |
| Categorical | 3.6.4 Patient intubated | 3.6.4.1 Yes | Bullet list | | |
| | | 3.6.4.2 No | | | |
3.7. | Heart rate | Continuous | | | Number | Documented by ECG (1st choice), palpation or SpO2 curves (3rd choice) | |
| | 3.7.1 First | | | First heart rate per minute measured by p-EMS upon arrival | |
| | 3.7.2 Last | | | Heart rate per minute at end of care or patient handover | |
| | 3.7.3 Not recorded | | | | |
3.8. | Systolic blood pressure | Continuous | 3.8.1 Lowest | | Number | Lowest recorded systolic blood pressure measured by p-EMS (sphygmomanometer, monitor or intra-arterial line) upon arrival | |
| | 3.8.2 First | | | First recorded systolic blood pressure measured by p-EMS (sphygmomanometer, monitor or intra-arterial line) upon arrival | |
| | 3.8.3 Last | | | Systolic blood pressure at end of care or patient handover | |
| | 3.8.4 Not recordable | | | Not possible to record despite several attempts | |
| | 3.8.5 Not recorded | | | | |
3.9. | Cardiac rhythm/ECG rhythm | Categorical | 3.9.1 First | 3.9.1.1 Sinus rhythm | Bullet list | First cardiac rhythm interpreted by p-EMS (minimum 3-channel lead). At primary survey/upon arrival | For each mission |
| | | 3.9.1.2. SVES, VESmono | | | |
| | | 3.9.1.3 AF/AFL/AV-block gr II/III, VESpoly | | | |
| | | 3.9.1.4 VF, VT, Asystole, PEA | | | |
| | | 3.9.1.5 Not recorded | | | |
| | 3.9.2 Last | 3.9.2.1 Sinus rhythm | | Cardiac rhythm at end of care or patient handover (minimum 3-channel lead) | |
| | | 3.9.2.2 SVES, VESmono | | | |
| | | 3.9.2.3 AF/AFL/AV-block gr II/III, VESpoly | | | |
| | | 3.9.2.4 VF, VT, Asystole, PEA | | | |
| | | 3.9.2.5 Not recorded | | | |
3.10. | SpO2 | Continuous | 3.10.1 Lowest | | Number | Lowest recorded oxygen saturation by p-EMS (measured with pulse oximeter or arterial blood gas (SaO2)) | For each mission |
| | 3.10.2 First | | | First recorded oxygen saturation by p-EMS (measured with pulse oximeter or arterial blood gas (SaO2) upon arrival) | |
| | 3.10.3 Last | | | Oxygen saturation at end of care or patient handover | |
| | 3.10.4 Not recordable | | | Not possible to record despite several attempts | |
| | 3.10.5 Not recorded | | | | |
3.11. | Oxygen supplementation | Categorical | 3.11.1 Oxygen supplementation at first measurement of SpO2 | 3.11.1.1 Yes | Bullet list | First measurement by p-EMS | For each mission |
| | | 3.11.1.2 No | | | |
| | 3.11.2 Oxygen supplementation at last measurement of SpO2 | 3.11.2.1 Yes | | Last measurement by p-EMS | |
| | | 3.11.2.2 No | | | |
3.12. | Respiratory rate | Continuous | 3.12.1 First | | Number | First respiratory rate per minute measured by p-EMS upon arrival. If mechanically ventilated; document ventilation rate | For each mission |
| | 3.12.2 Last | | | Respiratory rate at end of care or patient handover | |
| | 3.12.3 Not recorded | | | | |
3.13. | Pain | Categorical | 3.13.1 First VAS score | | Number | First VAS score assessed by p-EMS upon arrival | For each mission |
| | 3.13.2 Last VAS score | | | VAS score at end of care or patient handover | |
| | 3.13.3 Not recorded | | | | |
3.14. | End-tidal CO2 | Continuous | 3.14.1 First | | Number | First end-tidal CO2 measured by p-EMS | For each mission |
| | 3.14.2 Last | | | Last end-tidal CO2 measured by p-EMS | |
| | 3.14.3 Not recorded | | | | |
3.15. | Temperature (core) | Continuous | 3.15.1 First | | Number | First core temperature measured by p-EMS upon arrival | For each mission |
| | 3.15.2 Last | | | Last core temperature measured by p-EMS | |
| | 3.15.3 Not recorded | | | | |
3.16 | Airway at primary survey | Categorical | 3.16.1 Clear | | Bullet list | As rated by attending physician | For each mission |
| | 3.16.2 Threatened | | | | |
| | 3.16.3 Obstructed | | | | |
| | 3.16.4 Unknown | | | | |