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. 2024 Sep 27;24:173. doi: 10.1186/s12873-024-01088-6

Table 3.

Prehospital treatments

Prehospital treatments, % Helicopter Ambulance P-value
Airway manoeuvres 37.2 21.6 < 0.001*
Mayo-tube 3.9 3.3 0.509
Oxylog ventilation 81.4 32.3 < 0.001*
Thoracentesis 0.7 0.8 0.731
Thoracostomy 4.4 3.9 0.538
Chest seal 0.1 0.2 0.723
Bone needle 7.2 6.7 0.674
Cardiac massage 2.9 4.5 0.074
Tourniquet 1.8 1.1 0.186
Femoral block 0.3 0.2 0.752
Staunch bleeding 24 17.5 < 0.001*
Splinting fracture 34.8 19 < 0.001*
Repositioning fracture 7.0 4.4 0.008*
Amputation 1.0 0.6 0.375
Gastric tube 78.6 41.4 < 0.001*
Sager splint 5.7 3.4 0.012*

Percentages of prehospital treatments given to patients before transport to a hospital. Seven prehospital treatments were significantly* more performed in PTH compared to PTA