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Table 3 Prehospital interventions performed (%, 95% CI (count) or median [IQR])

From: Impact of prehospital medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) transport time on combat mortality in patients with non-compressible torso injury and traumatic amputations: a retrospective study

Item

All

n=669

AMP+NCTI

n=72

AMP

n=104

Non-AMP/NCTI

n=493

p-value

Tourniquets

51, 47-55

(342/669)

100, 95-100

(72/72)

91, 84-95

(95/104)

35, 31-40

(175/493)

<0.0001

IV fluids

54, 50-58

(360/669)

62, 54-75

(47/72)

72, 63-80

(75/104)

48, 44-53

(238/493)

<0.0001

Blood

8, 6-10

(53/669)

17, 10-27

(12/72)

27, 19-36

(28/104)

3, 2-4

(13/493)

<0.0001

Chest needle

4, 3-6

(27/669)

3, 1-10

(2/72)

1, 0.2-5

(1/104)

5, 3-7

(24/493)

0.0914

Any airway

58, 55-62

(390/669)

78, 67-86

(56/72)

72, 63-80

(75/104)

53, 48-57

(259/493)

<0.0001

Chest seal

5, 4-7

(35/669)

100, 95-100

(72/72)

2, 1-7

(2/104)

7, 5-9

(33/493)

0.0018

Number of prehospital interventions

2 [1-4]

4 [2-4]

4 [2-4]

2 [1-3]

<0.0001

  1. AMP+NCTI Traumatic amputation and non-compressible torso injury, AMP Traumatic amputation only, Non-AMP/NCTI Neither traumatic amputation nor non-compressible torso injury, CI Confidence interval, IQR Interquartile range, IV fluids Intravenous fluids
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