| Non-fatal (n = 27) | Fatal (n = 55) | Total (n = 82) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, male, n (%) | 19 (70) | 32 (58) | 51 (62) | 0.42 |
Missing | 0 (0) | 16 (29) | 16 (20) | Â |
Age, years, median [IQR] | 23 [6–53] | 58 [37–71] | 50 [18–69] |  < 0.01* |
Age groups, n (%) | 0.06 | |||
 < 1 years | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |  |
1 to < 6 years | 5 (19) | 2 (4) | 7 (9) |  |
6 to < 14 years | 5 (19) | 1 (2) | 6 (7) |  |
14 to < 19 years | 1 (4) | 3 (5) | 4 (5) |  |
19 to < 26 years | 2 (7) | 1 (2) | 3 (4) |  |
26 to < 46 years | 4 (15) | 5 (9) | 9 (11) |  |
46 to < 60 years | 4 (15) | 9 (16) | 13 (16) |  |
 > 60 years | 5 (19) | 17 (31) | 22 (27) |  |
Missing | 0 (0) | 17 (31) | 17 (21) | Â |
Primary diagnoses, n (%) |  < 0.01* | |||
DG40 Epilepsy | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | Â |
DI460 Cardiac arrest with ROSC | 6 (22)b1 | 10 (18) | 16 (20) | Â |
DI461 Sudden cardiac death | 0 (0)b2 | 25 (45)b1 | 25 (30) | Â |
DT751 Drowning | 18 (67) | 19 (35)b2 | 37 (45) | Â |
DT599 Intoxication | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | Â |
DT689 Accidental hypothermia | 1 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | Â |
Secondary diagnoses, n (%) | 0.12 | |||
DI460 Cardiac arrest with ROSC | 2 (7) | 1 (2) | 3 (4) | Â |
DI461 Sudden cardiac death | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | Â |
DJ939 Pneumothorax | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | Â |
DT093 Traumatic spinal cord injury | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | Â |
DT751 Drowning | 2 (7) | 17 (31) | 19 (23) | Â |
DT689 Accidental hypothermia | 0 (0) | 3 (5) | 3 (4) | Â |
None | 22 (81) | 32 (58) | 54 (66) | Â |
NACA score, median [IQR] | 4 [4–5] | 6 [6–7] | 6 [5–7] |  < 0.01* |
NACA score > 3, n (%) | 20 (74) | 54 (98) | 74 (90) |  < 0.01* |
Critical care interventions, n (%), missing | Â | |||
At least one critical care intervention | 13 (48), 0 | 43 (78), 0 | 56 (68) | 0.01* |
Endotracheal intubation | 13 (48), 0 | 36 (65), 3 | 49 (60), 3 | 0.11 |
Intraosseous cannulation | 4 (15), 2 | 27 (49), 0 | 31 (38), 2 | 0.01* |
Automated chest compression device | 2 (7), 2 | 30 (55), 2 | 32 (39), 4 |  < 0.01* |
Ultrasound examination | 6 (22), 2 | 22 (40), 2 | 28 (34), 4 | 0.21 |
Chest tube placement/thoracostomy | 0 (0), 2 | 2 (4), 2 | 2 (2), 4 | 0.83 |
Transport type, n (%) |  < 0.01*,c | |||
Airlifted by the Danish Air Ambulance | 15 (56) | 24 (44) | 39 (48) | Â |
Transported by ambulance with physician escort | 5 (19) | 1 (2) | 6 (7) | Â |
Transported by ambulance without physician escort | 5 (19) | 2 (4) | 7 (9) | Â |
Non-conveyance | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | Â |
Patient declared dead prehospital | 0 (0) | 27 (49) | 27 (33) | Â |
Missing | 1 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | Â |