Table 2

Characteristics of study population10

No of patientsComplete study populationP1 patientsNot-P1 patients
(n=127 233)(n=24 791)(n=102 442)
Gender (n (%))
 Male70 747 (55.6%)17 424 (70.3%)53 323 (52.1%)
 Female56 486 (44.4%)7367 (29.7%)49 119 (47.9%)
ISS, median (IQR)9 (9–16)16 (9–25)9 (8–13)
Age (years), median (IQR)61.4 (43.1–80.0)50.6 (32.6–71.1)63.1 (46.1– 81.3)
30-Day outcome, n (%)
 Alive119 967 (94.3%)21 728 (87.6%)98 239 (95.9%)
 Dead7266 (5.7%)3063 (12.4%)4203 (4.1%)
Mode of injury, n (%)
 Blunt122 802 (96.5%)22 011 (88.8%)100 791 (98.4%)
 Penetrating4431 (3.5%)2780 (11.2%)1651 (1.6%)
Mechanism of injury, n (%)
 RTC27 915 (21.9%)8411 (33.9%)19 504 (19.0%)
 Crush935 (0.7%)276 (1.1%)659 (0.6%)
 Amputation (total+partial)123 (0.1%)48 (0.2%)75 (0.1%)
 Fall >2 m18 141 (14.3%)4385 (17.7%)13 756 (13.4%)
 Fall <2 m68 354 (53.7%)6885 (27.8%)61 469 (60.0%)
 Shooting332 (0.3%)190 (0.8%)142 (0.1%)
 Stabbing2899 (2.3%)2295 (9.3%)604 (0.6%)
 Blast77 (0.1%)19 (0.1%)58 (0.1%)
 Blow(s)5833 (4.6%)1536 (6.2%)4297 (4.2%)
 Burns105 (0.1%)38 (0.2%)67 (0.1%)
 Other2519 (2.0%)708 (2.9%)1811 (1.8%)
Injury body region, n (%)
 Abdomen8010 (4.2%)4618 (9.3%)3392 (2.4%)
 Face13 402 (7.1%)4080 (8.2%)9322 (6.6%)
 Head30 167 (15.9%)8482 (17.1%)21 685 (15.5%)
 Limb73 755 (38.9%)10 557 (21.3%)63 198 (45.2%)
 Spine28 942 (15.3%)7318 (14.7%)21 624 (15.5%)
 Thorax31 499 (16.6%)12 873 (25.9%)18 626 (13.3%)
 Other3731 (2.0%)1699 (3.4%)2032 (1.5%)
Priority 1 (N (%))
 P124 791 (19.5%)
 Not-P1102 442 (80.5%)
LSI by type (n [% total LSI])35 569
 Intubation and ventilation8813 (24.8%)
 Blood administration2077 (5.8%)
 (>4 units)Median 6 (IQR 4–11)
 Thoracocentesis (needle/tube)7914 (22.2%)
 External haemorrhage control235 (0.7%)
 Intraosseous access39 (0.1%)
 Tranexamic acid4246 (11.9%)
 Laparotomy2644 (7.4%)
 Thoracotomy1123 (3.2%)
 Proximal vascular control290 (0.8%)
 Interventional radiology200 (0.6%)
 Pelvic binder1166 (3.3%)
 ACLS protocols374 (1.1%)
 Neurosurgery2390 (6.2%)
 Spinal nursing3114 (8.8%)
 Seizure termination390 (1.1%)
 Correction of low blood glucose83 (0.2%)
 Re-warming471 (1.3%)
  • ACLS, advanced cardiac life support; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LSI, life-saving intervention; P1, priority 1; RTC, road traffic collision.