TABLE 4.
Patient and EMS Characteristics: Transported Penetrating Traumatic Injury
| Alabama | Dallas | Iowa | Ottawa-OPALS | Pittsburgh | Portland | Seattle–King County | Toronto | Vancouver | ROC Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 89 | 156 | 26 | 67 | 81 | 26 | 202 | 75 | 58 | 781 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 30 (21) | 30 (21) | 30 (30) | 37 (22) | 25 (14) | 27 (32) | 28 (17) | 23 (9) | 27 (20) | 28 (18) |
| Gender: % male | 84.3 | 82.7 | 80.8 | 77.6 | 87.7 | 80.8 | 82.7 | 88.0 | 94.8 | 84.3 |
| Injury mechanism | ||||||||||
| Cut/pierce/stab | 22.5% | 22.4% | 46.2% | 88.1% | 13.6% | 38.5% | 48.0% | 57.3% | 50.0% | 40.7% |
| Gunshot | 71.9% | 72.4% | 34.6% | 4.5% | 71.6% | 30.8% | 40.1% | 29.3% | 37.9% | 48.7% |
| Other mechanism | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 12.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Field characteristics | ||||||||||
| SBP ≤90 | 65.2% | 66.7% | 34.6% | 58.2% | 72.8% | 19.2% | 38.6% | 78.7% | 60.3% | 57.1% |
| RR <10 or >29 | 37.1% | 26.3% | 61.5% | 31.3% | 43.2% | 46.2% | 26.7% | 32.0% | 53.4% | 55.5% |
| Advanced airway | 20.2% | 28.2% | 19.2% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 34.6% | 58.4% | 20.0% | 46.6% | 32.5% |
| GCS ≤12 | 59.6% | 62.2% | 46.2% | 38.8% | 48.1% | 73.1% | 29.2% | 37.3% | 63.8% | 47.2% |
| Transport type | ||||||||||
| Ground | 89.9% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 97.1% |
| Air | 10.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Advanced airway | ||||||||||
| Oral/nasal ET | 29.2% | 23.7% | 19.2% | 10.4% | 18.5% | 38.5% | 56.9% | 21.3% | 46.6% | 33.2% |
| Cricothyrotomy | 0.0% | 0.6% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Other | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 26.9% | 41.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% |
| None | 70.8% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 89.6% | 79.0% | 61.5% | 41.1% | 78.7% | 51.7% | 64.9% |
| Paralyzed/sedated | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 15.4% | 32.2% | 0.0% | 19.0% | 10.6% |
| Hemorrhage control | 48.3% | 17.3% | 61.5% | 65.7% | 24.7% | 7.7% | 30.7% | 26.7% | 48.3% | 33.5% |
EMS indicates emergency medical service; IQR, interquartile range; SBP, systolic blood pressure; RR, respiratory rate; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; ALS, advanced life support; ET, endotracheal tube.