Table 3 Isolated head injury stratified by dispatch criteria
From: Helicopter emergency medical service dispatch in older trauma: time to reconsider the trigger?
Total (n = 410) | Immediate | Interrogate | Crew Request | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n [%] | n [%] | n [%] | n [%] | ||
Age (median, IQR) | 75 [13] | 74 [13.5] | 75 [13] | 77 [13.5] | .019 |
GCS (median, IQR) | 14 [6.8] | 13 [7] | 14 [5] | 13 [7.5] | .45 |
Missing GCS | 26 [6.3] | 14 [10.5] | 8 [5.1] | 4 [3.3] | .045 |
PHEA | 114 [27.9] | 38 [28.6] | 33 [21.2] | 43 [35.5] | .029 |
Anticoagulant reversal | 11 [2.7] | 3 [2.3] | 2 [1.2] | 6 [4.9] | .152 |
Hypertonic saline 5% | 35 [8.6] | 12 [9.0] | 11 [7.1] | 12 [9.9] | .716 |
GCS ≤8 | 96 [23.4] | 34 [25.6] | 29 [18.6] | 33 [27.3] | .327 |
GCS ≤8 with PHEA | 68 [16.6] | 19 [55.9] | 19 [65.6] | 30 [91.0] | .005 |