Table 1 Characteristics of patients with traumatic cardiac arrest
All (n = 5336) | Sustained cardiac arrest at arrival (n = 4141) | ROSC on arrival (n = 539) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, median years [IQR] | 53 [36–70] | 52 [36–69] | 62 [42–73] |
Sex male, n (%) | 3588 (67.2%) | 2780 (67.1%) | 386 (71.6%) |
Cause of trauma, n (%) | |||
Accident | 2844 (53.3%) | 2084 (50.3%) | 361 (67.0%) |
Industrial accident | 300 (5.6%) | 223 (5.4%) | 40 (7.4%) |
Self-injury | 1661 (31.1%) | 1417 (34.2%) | 96 (17.8%) |
Assault | 101 (1.9%) | 80 (1.9%) | 10 (1.9%) |
Other | 430 (8.1%) | 337 (8.1%) | 32 (5.9%) |
Blunt trauma | 4961 (94.5%) a | 3847 (94.2%) b | 501 (94.9%) c |
Penetrating trauma | 286 (5.5%)a | 235 (5.8%)b | 27 (5.1%)c |
ISS, median [IQR] | 29 [22–41] | 29 [22–41] | 26 [19–36] |
Ps using TRISS method, median [IQR] | 2.0% [0.9–6.8%] | 1.7% [0.8–5.0%] | 15.5% [4.8–45.8%] |
EMS transport time, median minutes [IQR] | 11 [6–17] | 11 [6–17] | 13 [8–24] |
Survivor, median minutes [IQR] | 11 [6–20] | 8 [4–13] | 13 [8–22] |
Non-survivor, median minutes [IQR] | 11 [6–17] | 11 [6–17] | 12 [8–24] |
EMS encounter time, median minutes [IQR] | 29 [18–60] | 29 [18–60] | 33 [20–60] |
Survival at discharge, n (%) | 239 (4.5%) | 48 (1.2%) | 151 (28.0%) |