Table 2 Prehospital and in-hospital interventions according to injury severity (ISS) and (H)EMS involvement
Total N (%)ISS <16 N (%)ISS ⩾16 N (%)EMS N (%)EMS+HEMS N (%)
Total number of patients1471044310740
Total number of interventions275 (100)166 (100)109 (100)171 (100)104 (100)
Prehospital interventions224 (82)139 (84)85 (79)132 (77)92 (88)
    Intubation16 (6)2 (1)14 (13)2 (1)14 (13)
    Chest drainage5 (2)0 (0)5 (5)0 (0)5 (5)
    First IV line insertion142 (52)101 (61)41 (38)102 (60)40 (39)
    Second IV line insertion45 (16)24 (15)21 (19)17 (10)28 (27)
    Extremity splint immobilisation16 (6)12 (7)4 (4)11 (6)5 (4)
Hospital interventions51 (19)27 (17)24 (23)39 (23)12 (12)
    Intubation9 (3)1 (1)8 (7)7 (4)2 (2)
    Chest drainage6 (2)0 (0)6 (6)3 (2)3 (3)
    First IV line insertion5 (2)3 (2)2 (2)5 (3)0 (0)
    Second IV line insertion16 (6)12 (7)4 (4)13 (8)3 (3)
    Extremity splint immobilisation15 (6)11 (7)4 (4)11 (6)4 (4)
  • EMS, emergency medical services; IV, intravenous; ISS, injury severity score; HEMS, helicopter emergency medical services.

  • Data are presented as numbers with percentages in parentheses.

  • EMS, emergency medical services; IV, intravenous; ISS, injury severity score; HEMS, helicopter emergency medical services.

  • Data are presented as numbers with percentages in parentheses.