Table 1.
Study sample population’s descriptive table
| N° Tot (%) | N° Major Trauma | ISS | N° Minor Trauma | ISS | P -value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||||
| Age | 0.176 | |||||
| 1–5 | 71 (5) | 1 | 18 (0) | 70 | 1 (0) | 0.464 |
| 6–18 | 170 (12) | 15 | 18 (14–25) | 155 | 1 (1–4) | 0.2732 |
| 19–65 | 780 (54) | 105 | 19 (16–27) | 675 | 2 (1–4) | 0.884 |
| 66–80 | 167 (12) | 13 | 25 (21–26) | 154 | 2 (1–5) | 0.185 |
| 81–97 | 251 (17) | 9 | 25 (25–48) | 242 | 4 (1–5) | 0.130 |
| Gender | 0.000515* | |||||
| Male | 897 (62) | 113 | 20 (16–27) | 784 | 2 (1–4) | |
| Female | 542 (38) | 30 | 22 (16–25) | 512 | 2 (1–4) | |
| EMS type | <2e−16* | |||||
| BLS | 1136 (79) | 17 | 17 (16–22) | 1119 | 1 (1–4) | |
| ILS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1–2) | ||
| ALS | 252 (18) | 99 | 21 (16–27) | 153 | 4 (1–9) | |
| Helicopter | 48 (3) | 27 | 21 (17–34) | 21 | 8 (5–9) | |
| Trauma type | 0.718 | |||||
| Closed | 1085 (75) | 107 | 21 (16–26) | 978 | 2 (1–4) | |
| Open/piercing | 354 (35) | 36 | 18 (15–29) | 318 | 2 (1–4) | |
| Event type | 0.000372* | |||||
| Single | 1343 (93) | 122 | 20 (16–26) | 1221 | 2 (1–4) | |
| Multiple | 96 (7) | 21 | 21 (17–29) | 75 | 1 (1–4) | |
| Trauma dynamic | 0.305 | |||||
| Road accidents | 543 (38) | 86 | 18 (16–25) | 457 | 2 (1–4) | |
| Falls | 591 (41) | 32 | 25 (19–29) | 559 | 2 (1–4) | 0.3856 |
| Assault | 137 (10) | 3 | 17 (17–46) | 588 | 1 (1–4) | <2e−16* |
| Sport injuries | 10 (1) | 0 | 10 | 1 (0) | ||
| Animals | 18 (1) | 0 | 18 | 1 (1–2) | ||
| Wounds | 76 (5) | 10 | 25 (12–33) | 66 | 1 (1–4) | 1 |
| Crushing | 18 (1) | 7 | 18 (12–24) | 11 | 1 (1–2) | 0.0297 * |
| Other | 46 (3) | 5 | 19 (18–25) | 41 | 1 (1–2) | |
| ACS-COT criteria | <2e−16* | |||||
| No notice | 1115 (77) | 10 | 18 (17–25) | 1105 | 1 (1–4) | |
| Notice | 324 (23) | 133 | 20 (16–27) | 191 | 4 (1–9) | |
| TRENAU criteria | <2e−16* | |||||
| A + B | 118 (8) | 91 | 25 (17–34) | 27 | 4 (2–7) | |
| C + NI | 1321 (92) | 52 | 17 (13–21) | 1269 | 2 (1–4) | |
| T-NTS | 3.78 e−11* | |||||
| >17 | 740 (96) | 52 | 18 (15–23) | 688 | 1 (1–4) | |
| ≤ 17 | 27 (4) | 21 | 27 (19–34) | 6 | 7 (4–10) | |
| ISS | <2e−16* | |||||
| >15 | 112 (8) | 112 | 25 (18-31) | 0 | 2 (1–4) | |
| ≤15 | 1327 (92) | 31 | 9 (7-11) | 1296 |
Values marked with a * are statistically significant. A level of significance of 0.05 was applied for all tests
IQR Interquartile Range, BLS Basic Life Support, ILS Intermediate Life Support, ALS Advanced Life Support, NI = Not Included