Table 7 Factors associated with dispatch under-triage
From: EMCC dispatch priority for trauma patients in Norway: a retrospective cohort study
Independent variables | B | OR | 95% CI OR | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | 0.008 | |||
Children | − 2.01 | 0.13 | 0.03–0.60 | 0.009 |
Adults | − 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.35–0.98 | 0.04 |
The elderly | Ref. | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | Ref. | |||
Female | 0.60 | 1.81 | 1.12–2.92 | 0.02 |
Injury mechanisms | < 0.001 | |||
Transport-related | Ref. | |||
Low-energy falls | 2.00 | 7.4 | 3.92–13.89 | < 0.001 |
High-energy falls | 0.70 | 2.02 | 1.08–3.77 | 0.03 |
Being struck or hit by blunt object | − 0.03 | 0.97 | 0.27–3.47 | 0.96 |
Being stabbed by a knife or sharp object | 0.80 | 2.18 | 0.44–10.90 | 0.33 |
Other | 0.78 | 2.18 | 0.44–10.80 | 0.34 |
Prehospital GCS | ||||
< 14 | Ref. | |||
14–15 | 1.69 | 5.43 | 2.32–12.68 | < 0.001 |
Centrality Index | 0.09 | |||
Urban | 1.12 | 3.1 | 1.03–9.12 | 0.04 |
Suburban | 1.26 | 3.52 | 1.16–10.66 | 0.03 |
Remote | Ref. | |||
NISS | − 0.03 | 0.97 | 0.94–1.0 | 0.06 |