Demographics | HEMS n = 4529 | EMS n = 69,503 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | ||||
Sex (male:female), % (n) | 71:29 | (3223, 1306) | 65:35 | (44,988, 24,502) |
Age, median (Q1, Q3) | 44 | (27, 60) | 44 | (26, 64) |
Injury severity | Median | (Q1, Q3) | Median | (Q1, Q3) |
ISS ≤ 8 | 4 | (1, 5) | 1 | (1, 4) |
ISS 9–15 | 10 | (9, 13) | 10 | (9, 13) |
ISS 16–24 | 18 | (17, 21) | 17 | (17, 21) |
ISS ≥ 25 | 30 | (27, 41) | 29 | (26, 35) |
Blunt vs penetrating | % Ratio | (n) | % Ratio | (n) |
ISS ≤ 8 | 92:8 | (1757, 168) | 92:8 | (41,981, 3710) |
ISS 9–15 | 92:8 | (1116, 91) | 91:9 | (12,665, 1200) |
ISS 16–24 | 93:7 | (668, 50) | 92:8 | (5076, 447) |
ISS ≥ 25 | 92:8 | (615, 56) | 90:10 | (3817, 402) |
Survival | ||||
30-day mortality, % (n) | 6.6 | (299) | 4.9 | (3431) |
GOS, median (Q1, Q3) | 4 | (4, 5) | 5 | (4, 5) |
Prehospital time, minutes | Median | (Q1, Q3) | Median | (Q1, Q3) |
Total prehospital time | 63 | (50, 84) | 53 | (39, 71) |
Dispatch to arrival | 19 | (13, 28) | 11 | (7, 18) |
Time on scene | 23 | (16, 31) | 20 | (14, 28) |
Scene to hospital | 18 | (13, 28) | 18 | (10, 29) |