Table 5 Traumatic conditions warranting pre-hospital interventions and procedures omitted in the pre-hospital phase.
Characteristics (unit) | All patients (n = 422, 100%) | Group 1: Patients treated by physicians (n = 230, 55%) | Group 2: Patients treated by paramedics (n = 190, 45%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-notification not given to hospital (n) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Tension pneumothorax (n) | 14 | 11 | 3 |
- decompression not attempted in the pre-hospital phase (n) | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Patients arriving hospital with GCS 8 or less (n) | 79 | 76 | 3 |
- airway not secured (n) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Patients arriving hospital without iv line (n) | 15 | 4 | 11 |