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Table 3 Outcome by secondary insult at the time of arrival at ED

From: Pre-hospital severe traumatic brain injury – comparison of outcome in paramedic versus physician staffed emergency medical services

 

EMS

    

Ph-EMS

    

Secondary

  

Outcome

  

Outcome

Insult

n

%

Good

Poor

Dead

n

%

Good

Poor

Dead

Neither

149

86.6

33.6 %

10.7 %

55.7 %

246

94.6

38.6 %

17.5 %

43.9 %

Hypoxia

17

9.9

23.5 %

17.6 %

58.8 %

4

1.5

25.0 %

0 %

75.0 %

Hypotension

5

2.9

40.0 %

20.0 %

40.0 %

10

3.9

10.0 %

40.0 %

50.0 %

Both

1

0.6

0 %

0 %

100 %

0

0

0 %

0 %

0 %

Total

172

100

32.6 %

11.6 %

55.8 %

260

100

37.3 %

18.1 %

44.6 %

Data not available for 9 patients.

Data not available for 10 patients.