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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Nov 23;96(4):589–595. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004219

Table 2:

Race Specific Metrics.

Characteristics Black Non Hispanic Black Hispanic White Hispanic White Non Hispanic Significance
Median Age (IQR) 25 (20, 31) 24 (20, 30) 24 (20, 31) 28 (21, 37) p=0.002*
Male Gender N, % 2,621 (91.0%) 240 (89.6%) 392 (92.7%) 118 (88.1%) p=0.318
Multi-victim Shooting N, % 814 (28.2%) 74 (27.6%) 114 (27%) 32 (23.7%) p=0.672
Most Common Nearest Masked Trauma Center (TC) N, % TC1 1,447 (50.2%) TC 1 149 (55.6%) TC 1 207 (48.9%) TC 1 54 (40.0%) p=0.029*
Most Common Nearest Masked BEMS Station (AS) N, % AS 1 631 (21.9%) AS 1 61 (22.8%) AS 1 83 (19.6%) AS 1 27 (20.0%) p=0.617
Median Predicted Transport Time to a Trauma Center in Minutes (IQR) 10.1 (6.1, 14.4) 9.2 (5.3, 12.7) 8.5 (5.3, 11.7) 8.3 (5.3, 13.3) p<0.001*
Median Predicted Transport Distance to a Trauma Center in Kilometers (IQR) 4.1 (2.3, 7.9) 3.5 (2.0, 5.3) 3.3 (1.9, 5.1) 3.3 (1.8, 6.0) p<0.001*
Median Predicted Time from an Ambulance Station in Minutes (IQR) 4.1 (3.2, 5.0) 4.1 (3.2, 5.1) 4.3 (3.3, 5.3) 4.1 (2.9, 5.4) p=0.531
Median Predicted Distance from an Ambulance Station in Kilometers (IQR) 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) 1.6 (1.2, 2.0) 1.7 (1.2, 2.0) 1.4 (1.0, 2.1) p=0.090
*

Denotes significance at the p<0.05 level

IQR; interquartile range.

BEMS: Boston Emergency Medical Services