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Table 1 Patient demographics and ETI success

From: A retrospective descriptive analysis of non-physician-performed prehospital endotracheal intubation practices and performance in South Africa

 

FPS n = 697 (%)

Overall success n = 886 (%)

TOTAL n = 926 (%)

Age, n (SD)

 Child

54 (7.8)

77 (8.7)

79 (8.5)

 Adult

597 (85.7)

743 (83.9)

781 (84.3)

 Unknown

46 (6.6)

66 (7.5)

66 (7.1)

Sex (practitioner assigned)

 Male

391 (56.1)

518 (58.6)

533 (57.6)

 Female

288 (41.3)

346 (39.1)

371 (40.1)

 Unknown

18 (2.6)

22 (2.5)

22 (2.4)

Predominant reason for emergency treatment

 Trauma

  Head injury, incl. TBI

243 (34.9)

325 (36.7)

328 (35.4)

  Blunt

95 (13.6)

115 (13.0)

126 (13.6)

  Penetrating

24 (3.4)

24 (2.7)

25 (2.7)

  Other

21 (3.0)

23 (2.6)

23 (2.5)

 Medical

  Cardiac arrest

153 (22.0)

195 (22.0)

204 (22.0)

  Intoxication

46 (6.6)

56 (6.3)

62 (6.7)

  Respiratory distress or difficulties

44 (6.3)

55 (6.2)

58 (6.3)

  Other

10 (1.4)

13 (1.5)

13 (1.4)

 Neurology

  Stroke

36 (5.2)

49 (5.5)

54 (5.8)

  Other

24 (3.4)

30 (3.4)

30 (3.2)

  1. FPS First pass success, TBI Traumatic brain injury