Table 1 Baseline characteristics, injury profile and outcome stratified by RSI location
All patients (n = 209) | EDRSI (n = 106) | PHRSI (n = 103) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age (years) | 48 [28–65] | 48 [28–66] | 48 [28–64] | .6 |
Male (n [%]) | 171 [82] | 86 [81] | 85 [83] | .8 |
Mode of arrival | ||||
Ambulance (n [%]) | 142 [68] | 106 [100] | 36 [35] | < .001 |
Helicopter (n [%]) | 67 [32] | 0 [0] | 67 [65] | |
Mechanism descriptors | ||||
Blunt Mechanism (n [%]) | 198 [95] | 97 [92] | 101 [98] | .034 |
Penetrating Mechanism (n [%]) | 11 [5] | 9 [8] | 2 [2] | |
Mechanism category | ||||
Burn (n [%]) | 2 [1] | 1 [1] | 1 [1] | < .001 |
Crush Injury (n [%]) | 2 [1] | 2 [2] | 0 [0] | |
Fall < 2 m (n [%]) | 22 [11] | 14 [13] | 8 [8] | |
Fall > 2 m (n [%]) | 49 [23] | 23 [22] | 26 [25] | |
Vehicle Incident Collision (n [%]) | 86 [29] | 40 [38] | 46 [45] | |
Shooting or stabbing injury (n [%]) | 2 [1] | 2 [2] | 0 [0] | |
Other (n [%]) | 10 [6] | 2 [8] | 2 [2] | |
Injury descriptors | ||||
ISS | 25 [19–34] | 25 [17–29] | 26 [23–35] | .02 |
ISS Band (n [%]) | ||||
ISS > 15 | 177 [85] | 85 [80] | 92 [89] | .17 |
ISS 9–15 | 28 [13] | 18 [17] | 10 [10] | |
ISS 1–8 | 4 [2] | 3 [3] | 1 [1] | |
On-scene presenting GCS (median [IQR]) | 7 [4–11] | 7 [4–12] | 7 [4–10] | .55 |
AIS and body region injured* | ||||
AIS Abdomen (n [%]) | 4 [2] | 2 [2] | 2 [2] | .96 |
AIS Chest (n [%]) | 26 [12] | 14 [13] | 12 [12] | |
AIS Head (n [%]) | 134 [64] | 67 [63] | 67 [65] | |
AIS Limbs (n [%]) | 7 [3] | 3 [3] | 4 [4] | |
AIS Multiple (n [%]) | 22 [11] | 10 [9] | 12 [12] | |
AIS Other (n [%]) | 8 [4] | 5 [5] | 3 [3] | |
AIS Spine (n [%]) | 8 [4] | 5 [5] | 3 [3] | |
Outcome | ||||
Alive at 30-days (n [%]) | 132 [63] | 69 [65] | 63 [61] | .65 |
Hospital length of stay in days | 10 [4–30] | 9 [3–24] | 12 [5–33] | .2 |
Critical Care length of stay in days | 4 [1–12] | 3 [1–9] | 6 [2–14] | .02 |