Table 4 Prehospital diagnostics and initial therapy in group comparison
From: Reality of treatment for severely injured patients: are there age-specific differences?
Group | Children (n = 2,590) | Adults (n = 2,590) | Elderly (n = 2,590) |
|---|---|---|---|
BP at accident site (mmHg) | 116 ± 25 | 127 ± 29 | 141 ± 38 |
BP ≤ 90 mmHg (%) | 12.5 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
Heart rate at accident site (beats/min) | 100 ± 25 | 90 ± 23 | 85 ± 20 |
GCS at the accident site | 11.7 ± 4.4 | 11.6 ± 4.5 | 11.9 ± 4.1 |
Prehospital interventions | |||
 Number of interventions in total | 1.9 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 1.1 |
 Volume replacement (%) | 88.0 | 92.6 | 88.6 |
 Average amount of volume replacement (ml) | 588 ± 452 | 866 ± 631 | 667 ± 494 |
 Intubation (%) | 34.4 | 37.1 | 29.0 |
 Sedation (%) | 71.5 | 72.3 | 58.6 |
 Chest tube (%) | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
 Pelvic binder (%) [recorded from 2016] | 10.6 | 15.3 | 9.3 |
 Administration of catecholamines (%) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.6 |
 Administration of tranexamic acid (%) [recorded from 2016] | 9.3 | 14.2 | 7.8 |
 CPR (%) | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
 On-scene time (min) | 28 ± 16 | 29 ± 17 | 27 ± 15 |