EMCC dispatch priority for trauma patients in Norway: a retrospective cohort study

Table 9 Factors associated with dispatch over-triage

Independent variables	B	OR	95% CI OR	p-value
Age groups				0.61
Children	0.20	1.22	0.63–2.38	0.55
Adults	0.22	1.25	0.71–2.18	0.44
The elderly	Ref.
Gender
Male	0.03	1.03	0.69–1.53	0.90
Female	Ref.
Injury mechanisms				< 0.001
Transport-related	Ref.
Low-energy falls	− 2.02	0.13	0.08–0.24	< 0.001
High-energy falls	− 1.18	0.31	0.18–0.53	< 0.001
Being struck or hit by blunt object	− 1.27	0.28	0.15–0.52	< 0.001
Being stabbed by a knife or sharp object	− 0.06	0.94	0.32–2.77	0.92
Other	− 1.32	0.27	0.11–0.65	0.004
Prehospital GCS
< 14	0.41	1.50	0.86–2.61	0.15
14–15	Ref
Centrality Index				0.009
Urban	− 1.48	0.23	0.07–0.74	0.01
Suburban	− 0.92	0.40	0.11–1.40	0.15
Remote	Ref
NISS	− 0.05	0.96	0.86 – 1.06	0.39

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