Table 3.
SpO2 Correlated with Actual Injury Severity Categories and the ESI Triage System Extrapolated Injury Severity Triage Outcome Categories; Graniteville SC (2005)
| Actual Injury Severity Categories |
n = 110 Actual SpO2 n (%) |
ESI Categories | n = 112 ESI Extrapolated Injury Severity Triage Outcome Categories with SpO2 n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45–89% | 90– 91% |
≥92% | 45–89% | 90– 91% |
≥92% | ||
| Deceaseda | 1 (0.91) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Level 0 – Dead | a | a | a |
| Hospitalized > 3 nights with ICU/Ventilatorb Hospitalized > 3 nights Hospitalized 1–2 nights |
24 (21.82) | 7 (6.36) | 36 (32.73) | Levels 1 & 2 – Red | 27 (24.11) | 8 (7.14) | 40 (35.41) |
| ED multiple visits ED with substantial respiratory symptomsc ED with mild symptomsc |
2 (1.82) | 1 (0.91) | 39 (35.45) | Level 3 & 4 – Yellow | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 37 (33.04) |
| ED without symptomsd Physician office visitd |
0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Level 5 – Green | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Outcomes Categories were collapsed into four categories for analysis:
a
Deceased: 8 declared dead at the scene and not triaged; 1 taken to the ED and died at the hospital
b
ICU/hospitalization of any length of stay
c
ED with substantial/mild symptoms
d
ED for exposure and non-emergency medical office visit