Table 1

Demographic data and patient characteristics

CharacteristicsN
Number of primary missions (M/F)2386 (1257/1129)
Emergency patients >65 years (M/F)1094 (466/628)
Nursing home patients >65 years (M/F)152 (35/117)
Age (years), mean (range)84.9 (56–101)
 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics scale (mean ±SD)3.4±1.3
 Glasgow Coma Scale (mean ± SD)12.1±3.9
 Participating (%)13 (8.6%)
 Communication impairment (%)8 (5.3%)
 Cognitive impairment (%)14 (9.2%)
 Reduced general condition (%)32 (21.0%)
 No recall (%)49 (32.2%)
 Died (%)36 (23.7%)