From: Performance of pre-hospital evaluations in ruling out invasive chest stab wounds
Thoracic IW (n=89) | No thoracic IW (n=166) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Blowing wound/SE, n (%) | 16(18) | 1(0.6) | <0.01a |
Hemorrhagic wound, n (%) | 14(16) | 10(6) | 1b |
Wound size, med[IQR] | 2[1-3] | 1[1.5-3] | 0.81c |
Wound location | |||
Cardiac box, n (%) | 50(56) | 112(67) | 0.07b |
Thoracoabdominal zone, n (%) | 43(52) | 86(52) | 0.59b |
Supraclavicular zone, n (%) | 3(3) | 4(2.5) | 0.65a |
Lateral zone, n (%) | 36(40) | 53(32) | 0.17b |
Posterior wound, n (%) | 19(21) | 59(36) | 0.03b |