Table 2 Baseline characteristics of all patients adjusted to age. Data are given in n (%) or median [Q1;Q3]
All patients | Children (< 16 years) | Adults (≥ 16 years) | p | N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 68,333 | N = 8,803 | N = 59,530 | |||
Age (years) | 50.0 [27.0;65.0] | 10.0 [5.00;13.0] | 54.0 [36.0;68.0] | 0.000 | 68,333 |
Sex: | < 0.001 | 68,333 | |||
Female | 24,317 (35.6%) | 3,628 (41.2%) | 20,689 (34.8%) | ||
Male | 44,010 (64.4%) | 5,174 (58.8%) | 38,836 (65.2%) | ||
Other | 6 (0.01%) | 1 (0.01%) | 5 (0.01%) | ||
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) score : | < 0.001 | 68,333 | |||
NACA I–III | 32,496 (47.6%) | 5,396 (61.3%) | 27,100 (45.5%) | ||
NACA IV–VI | 35,837 (52.4%) | 3,407 (38.7%) | 32,430 (54.5%) | ||
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS): | < 0.001 | 64,918 | |||
3 | 5,106 (7.87%) | 307 (3.64%) | 4,799 (8.49%) | ||
4 | 335 (0.52%) | 27 (0.32%) | 308 (0.55%) | ||
5 | 318 (0.49%) | 34 (0.40%) | 284 (0.50%) | ||
6 | 558 (0.86%) | 72 (0.85%) | 486 (0.86%) | ||
7 | 523 (0.81%) | 66 (0.78%) | 457 (0.81%) | ||
8 | 519 (0.80%) | 76 (0.90%) | 443 (0.78%) | ||
9 | 505 (0.78%) | 97 (1.15%) | 408 (0.72%) | ||
10 | 780 (1.20%) | 124 (1.47%) | 656 (1.16%) | ||
11 | 869 (1.34%) | 122 (1.45%) | 747 (1.32%) | ||
12 | 938 (1.44%) | 132 (1.57%) | 806 (1.43%) | ||
13 | 1,892 (2.91%) | 262 (3.11%) | 1,630 (2.89%) | ||
14 | 6,238 (9.61%) | 737 (8.75%) | 5501 (9.74%) | ||
15 | 46,337 (71.4%) | 6,369 (75.6%) | 39,968 (70.7%) | ||
Location | < 0.001 | 62,158 | |||
Urban | 32,283 (51.9%) | 3,789 (46.4%) | 28,494 (52.8%) | ||
Remote | 29,875 (48.1%) | 4,381 (53.6%) | 25,494 (47.2%) | ||
Helicopter hoist operation (HHO): | < 0.001 | 68,333 | |||
No | 60,785 (89.0%) | 8,527 (96.9%) | 52,258 (87.8%) | ||
Yes | 7,548 (11.0%) | 276 (3.14%) | 7,272 (12.2%) | ||
Activity: | < 0.001 | 63,943 | |||
Traffic | 9,301 (14.5%) | 821 (9.5%) | 8,480 (15.3%) | ||
Sport (Summer) | 4,204 (6.6%) | 399 (4.6%) | 3,805 (6.9%) | ||
Sport Mountains (Summer) | 5,727 (9.0%) | 317 (3.7%) | 5,410 (9.8%) | ||
Sport (Winter) | 16,970 (26.5%) | 3,977 (45.8%) | 12,993 (23.5%) | ||
Sport Mountains (Winter) | 1,197 (1.9%) | 13 (0.15%) | 1,184 (2.14%) | ||
Water Sports | 579 (0.9%) | 113 (1.30%) | 466 (0.84%) | ||
Other | 25,965 (40.6%) | 3,046 (35.1%) | 22,919 (41.5%) | ||
Time of day: | < 0.001 | 68,333 | |||
Daytime (07:00–19:00) | 58,842 (86.1%) | 7,818 (88.8%) | 51,024 (85.7%) | ||
Night-time (otherwise) | 9,491 (13.9%) | 985 (11.2%) | 8,506 (14.3%) | ||
Prehospital time (min) | 50.6 [41.0;62.0] | 47.0 [39.0;57.0] | 51.0 [41.5;63.0] | < 0.001 | 64,899 |
On-scene time (min) | 21.0 [15.0;28.6] | 19.0 [14.0;25.0] | 21.0 [15.2;29.0] | < 0.001 | 64,765 |