Table 2 Patient and trauma characteristics according to pelvic ring fracture status.

From: Prehospital use of pelvic circumferential compression devices in a physician-based emergency medical service: A 6-year retrospective cohort study

 

Total n = 2366

Tile B/C fracture n = 105

No Tile B/C fracture n = 2261

P value

Patient characteristics

Age, mean (SD)

47 (21)

44 (19)

47 (21)

0.15

Male, n (%)

1586 (67)

67 (64)

1519 (67)

0.47

NRSb scale, mean (SD) (n = 1519)

5.4 (3.4)

6.8 (2.6)

5.3 (3.4)

0.0007

NACAd score, n (%)

3.7 (0.95)

4.4 (0.77)

3.7 (0.94)

<0.0001

    <4

1070 (45.2)

11 (10.5)

1059 (46.8)

<0.0001

    4

833 (35.2)

48 (45.7)

785 (34.7)

0.02

    5

389 (16.5)

39 (37.1)

350 (15.5)

<0.0001

    6

74 (3.1)

7 (6.7)

67 (3.0)

0.033

Initial vital signs

Respiratory rate, min−1 (SD) (n = 2274)

18 (6)

20 (8)

18 (6)

0.0001

SpO2, % (SD) (n = 2017)

96 (6)

94 (11)

96 (6)

0.005

Heart rate, min−1 (SD) (n = 2226)

86 (21)

93(23)

86 (21)

0.002

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD) (n = 2142)

118 (31)

104 (27)

119 (31)

<0.0001

Shock index, mean (SD) (n = 2066)

0.78 (0.27)

0.95 (0.38)

0.77 (0.26)

<0.0001

Shock index>1, n (%) (n = 2066)

293 (14.2)

30 (33.7)

263 (13.3)

<0.0001

Capillary refill time>2 sec (n = 2310), n (%)

216 (9.4)

27 (25.7)

189 (8.6)

<0.0001

GCSa, mean (SD) (n = 2360)

13 (3)

12 (4)

13 (3)

0.003

Trauma characteristics

ISSc, mean (SD) (n = 2353)

10 (11)

22 (14)

9 (10)

<0.0001

Trauma type

    4 wheels, n (%)

367 (15.6)

23 (23.7)

344 (15.2)

0.02

    2 wheels, n (%)

295 (12.5)

14 (14.4)

281 (12.4)

0.56

    Pedestrian hit, n (%)

91 (3.9)

12 (12.4)

79 (3.5)

<0.0001

    Fall>2 meters, n (%)

315 (13.4)

30 (30.9)

285 (12.6)

<0.0001

    Other, n (%)

1287 (54.6)

18 (18.6)

1269 (56.2)

<0.0001

  1. aGlasgow Coma Scale.
  2. bNumeric Rating Scale, only evaluated for patients with GCS > 13 (n = 1519).
  3. cInjury Severity Scale.
  4. dNational Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.