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Table 1 General emergency characteristics

From: Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis

 

Adults (≥ 15 yrs)n= 26,059*n (%)

 

Male n= 17,950 (68.9)

Female n= 8103 (31.1)

Age (years)

15–19

1679 (9.4)

793 (9.8)

20–39

5916 (33.0)

1940 (23.9)

40–59

6788 (37.8)

2912 (35.9)

60–79

3180 (17.7)

1799 (22.2)

>  80

387 (2.2)

659 (8.1)

Emergency classification

Accident (mountain)

5063 (28.2)

3265 (40.3)

Accident (other)

12,444 (69.3)

4531 (55.9)

Other

443 (2.5)

306 (3.8)

Analgesics used

Opioids

14,013 (78.1)

6038 (74.5)

Esketamine

6144 (34.2)

2938 (36.3)

Metamizole

516 (2.9)

282 (3.5)

NSAIDs+

323 (1.8)

160 (2.0)

 NACA Score as median (IQR)

4 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

Injury localizations per patient

 1

9776 (54.5)

5089 (62.8)

 2–3

7072 (39.4)

2645 (32.6)

 >  3

1065 (5.9)

356 (4.4)

Injury localizations

Head

4901 (27.3)

1858 (23.0)

Spine

4228 (23.6)

1729 (21.3)

Chest

4423 (24.6)

1403 (17.3)

Abdomen

1537 (8.6)

546 (6.7)

Pelvis

1023 (5.7)

411 (5.1)

Upper limb

7022 (39.1)

2479 (30.6)

Lower limb

8011 (44.6)

4367 (53.9)

Injury types

 Fracture

12,791 (71.3)

6054 (74.7)

 Contusion

5930 (33.0)

2424 (29.9)

 Soft tissue

6026 (33.6)

1933 (23.9)

 Traumatic brain injury

2871 (16.0)

1065 (13.1)

 Internal organs

1125 (6.3)

379 (4.7)

 Neurovascular

1055 (5.9)

251 (3.1)

  1. * sex unknown in n=6 cases; + Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs