N (%) or median (IQR) | |
Gender | |
Male | 24 (60.0) |
Female | 16 (40.0) |
Age | |
Total | 45 (23–63) |
Male | 34 (22–62) |
Female | 50 (33–66) |
Mechanism of injury | |
Road traffic collision | 22 (55.0) |
Fall from height | 17 (42.5) |
Crush injury | 1 (2.5) |
Injury Severity Score | |
ISS >15 | 39 (97.5) |
ISS >25 | 33 (82.5) |
‘Head’ Abbreviated Injury Severity | |
Serious TBI (AIS 3) | 8 (20.0) |
Severe TBI (AIS 4) | 8 (20.0) |
Critical TBI (AIS 5) | 24 (60.0) |
Prehospital PaCO2 measurement | |
Yes | 7 (17.5) |
No | 33 (82.5) |
Patient outcome at 30 days | |
Alive | 28 (70.0) |
Dead | 12 (30.0) |
Glasgow Outcome Score ≤3 | 24 (60.0) |
Glasgow Outcome Score ≥4 | 16 (40.0) |
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale score; ISS, Injury Severity Score; PaCO2, partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; TBI, traumatic brain injury.