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Table 1 Demographic data, vital signs and triage

From: Prehospital assessment of patients with abdominal pain triaged to self-care at home: an observation study

Variables

(n = 194) (%)

Female

109 (55.6)

Men

85 (43.4)

Age, mean (years) ± SDa

56.3 ± 25.2

RETTS colour

 No triage performed

40 (20.4)

 Blue

17 (8.7)

 Green

86 (43,9)

 Yellow

49 (25.0)

 Orange

2 (1.0)

 Red

1 (0.5)

Time on scene, mean (minutes) ± SDa

28.0 ± 12.6

Vital parameters and test, mean ± SDa

 Respiration rate/minute

17.1 ± 2.6

 Oxygen saturation (%)

98.0 ± 1.8

 Pulse rate/minute

79.7 ± 11.5

 Systolic blood pressure mm/Hg

136.3 ± 18.9

 Diastolic blood pressure mm/Hg

78.2 ± 11.3

 Glasgow coma scale

15.0 ± 0.0

 Body temperature C°

36.9 ± 0.7

 Serum glucose mmol/L

7.1 ± 1.9

  1. aSD Standard deviation