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Emerg Med J 19:520-523 doi:10.1136/emj.19.6.520
  • Original Article

Lack of change in trauma care in England and Wales since 1994

Table 1

Injury and demographic data on patients submitted by first receiving hospital (and recording of prehospital times)

Time recorded Time not recorded
Age (y): median age 43.43 44.00
Sex: male 59.2% 57.2%
Discharge status
    Alive 92.6% 94.4%
    Dead 7.4% 5.6%
ISS
    ISS 1–8 10976 29087
31.4% 39.2%
    ISS 9–15 18383 36684
52.6% 49.4%
    ISS >15 5572 8523
16.0% 11.5%
Overall total 34931 74294

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