Table 1 Determinants of mortality in Congolese firearm injuries patients

Age (years)

35.0 (25.0)

32.0 (16.0)

0.06

Distance from the hospital (km)

66.2 (197.5)

82.2 (306.1)

0.24

Injury-to-admission time (days)

1.0 (3.0)

2.0 (3.0)

0.35

Heart rate (bpm)

103.0 (33.0)

88.0 (21.0)

0.001*

Respiratory rate (cpm)

24.0 (8.0)

20.0 (4.0)

0.02*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

116.0 (43.0)

118.0 (20.0)

0.16

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

63.0 (36.0)

72.0 (16.0)

0.04*

Temperature (°C)

36.7 (3.0)

36.5 (1.0)

0.51

SaO₂ (%)

91.0 (10.0)

98.0 (4.0)

< 0.001**

Hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

8.9 (2.7)

11.8 (3.0)

< 0.001**

Shock index

0.93 (0.40)

0.74 (0.20)

< 0.001**

Revised Trauma Score

12.0 (0)

12.0 (0)

0.32

Kampala Trauma Score

15.0 (2.0)

15.0 (1.0)

0.46