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Table 3 Distribution of patients according to National Committee on Aeronautics severity of injury or illness index (NACA) score, revised trauma score (RTS), Glasgow coma score (GCS) and transport mode

From: Pre-hospital intubation by anaesthesiologists in patients with severe trauma: an audit of a Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service

 

NACA

RTS

GCS

RTS < 4 and

GCS 3-8

RTS > 4 and

GCS 9-15

Transport mode§

 

4

 

5

 

6

 

7

 

< 4

 

> 4

 

3-8

 

9-15

     

Air

 

Ground

Attempted pre-hospital endotracheal

intubation (n = 240)

6

 

105

 

86

 

43

 

134

 

105

 

207

 

28

 

131*

 

28

 

116

 

98

Intubated in emergency

department (n = 47)

7

 

27

 

13

   

8

 

39

 

43

 

4

 

8

 

4

 

10

 

37

Not intubated (n = 968)

661

 

229

 

15

 

63

 

63

 

852

 

103

 

809

 

60**

 

808

 

408

 

497

  1. * 40 dead before arriving at hospital, ** 58 dead before arriving at hospital.
  2. Three patients in the "Attempted pre-hospital endotracheal intubation" and five in the "Not intubated" group were scored as NACA 7 but were first declared dead after arrival at the hospital. These were not included in the "dead before arriving at hospital" group.
  3. § Patients not transported from the scene by the service were not included in the table.