Table 2.
Outcome variables by gender
| Gender | Male | Female | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | * sign. | |
| Prehospital priority | <0.001* | ||
| Priority 1 | 238 (88.1) | 72 (72.0) | |
| Priority > 1 | 32 (11.9) | 28 (28.0) | |
| Transport to trauma center | 0.016* | ||
| Yes | 232(83.2) | 75(72.1) | |
| No | 47(16.8) | 29(27.9) | |
| Highest level of prehospital competence | 0.033* | ||
| Basic | 105(38.7) | 52(51.0) | |
| Advanced | 166(61.3) | 50(49.0) | |
| Type of prehospital transportation | 0.457 | ||
| Ground ambulance | 208(76.8) | 76(73.1) | |
| Helicopter | 63(23.2) | 28(26.9) | |
| Prehospital airway management | 0.721 | ||
| Not intubated | 248 (89.9) | 92 (91.1) | |
| Intubated | 28 (10.1) | 9 (8.9) | |
| Prehospital fluids | 0.077 | ||
| No fluids | 177 (63.4) | 76 (73.1) | |
| Fluids | 102 (36.6) | 28 (26.9) | |
| Prehospital analgesics | 0.611 | ||
| No analgesics | 191 (68.5) | 74 (71.2) | |
| Analgesics | 88 (31.5) | 30 (28.8) | |
| Prehospital immobilization of neck and spine | 0.105 | ||
| No immobilization of both neck and spine | 131 (47.0) | 58 (56.3) | |
| Immobilization of both neck and spine | 148 (53.0) | 45 (43.7) | |
| 30-day mortality (yes) | 51 (18.5) | 17 (17) | 0.731 |
| 24-h mortality (yes) | 31 (11.4) | 11 (11.2) | 0.972 |
| Hospital LOS, median days (IQR) | 9 (4–20) | 8 (3–16) | 0.222 |
| Total prehospital time, median min. (IQR) | 42 (32–53) | 43 (34–52) | 0.572 |
| Prehospital on-scene time, median min. (IQR) | 17 (12–24) | 17 (12–22) | 0.496 |
* is a marker for a significant finding and the p level was set to <0,05