Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients transported by HEMS to major trauma centres in NSW, stratified by type of transport performed
| Â | Pre-hospital | Inter-hospital |
|---|---|---|
Total N | 507 | 200 |
Age (Median, IQR; 95% CI) [N missing; % 1 ] | 32 (19, 49; 9–70) [0; 0%] | 34 (22, 54.5; 13–82) [0; 0%] |
ISS (Median, IQR; 95% CI) [N missing; % 1 ] | 12 (5, 20; 1–38) [41; 8.1%] | 21 (10, 26; 2–41) [36; 18.0%] |
LOS (Median, IQR; 95% CI) [N missing; % 1 ] | 6.5 (2, 18; 1–67) [5; 1%] | 14 (5, 26; 1–75) [1; 0%] |
Male (N; % 2 [N missing; % 1 ] | 367 (72.4%) [0; 0%] | 157 (78.9%) [1; 0.5%] |
Mechanism of Injury (N % 1 ) | Â | |
Animal | 25 (4.9%) | 6 (3.0%) |
Burns | 9 (1.8%) | 6 (3.0%) |
Drowning or submersion | 8 (1.6%) | 3 (1.5%) |
Fall | 80 (15.8%) | 55 (27.5%) |
Industrial accident or machinery | 8 (1.6%) | 3 (1.5%) |
Motor bike accident | 143 (28.2%) | 31 (15.5%) |
Motor vehicle accident | 148 (29.2%) | 38 (19%) |
Pedal cyclist | 10 (2.0%) | 7 (3.5%) |
Pedestrian | 23 (4.5%) | 9 (4.5%) |
Sport | 11 (2.2%) | 4 (2.0%) |
Violence | 20 (3.9%) | 26 (13.0%) |
Other | 18 (3.6%) | 12 (6.0%) |
Missing | 4 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) |
ICU (N, % 1 ) [N missing; % 1 ] | 154 (30.4%) [0; 0%] | 127 (63.5%) [0; 0%] |
OR (N, % 2 [N missing; % 1 ] | 304 (63.6%) [29; 5.7%] | 119 (61.3%) [6; 3%] |
Head Injury (N % 2 ) [N missing; % 1 ] | 13 (2.8%) [41; 8.1%] | 28 (17.0%) [36; 18%] |
Polytrauma (N % 1 ; % 2 ) | Â | Â |
1 or 2 body regions | 256 (50.5%; 54.9%) | 77 (38.5%; 47.0%) |
>2 body regions | 210 (41.4%; 45.1%) | 87 (43.5%; 53.0%) |
Missing (N, %1) | 41 (8.1%) | 36 (18.0%) |
Died (N, % 1 ) [N missing; % 1 ] | 26 (5.1%) [0; 0%] | 18 (9.0%) [0; 0%] |