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Table 2 Injury distribution and injury severity

From: Survival benefit of helicopter emergency medical services compared to ground emergency medical services in traumatized patients

Number of patients with AIS ≥3

HEMS

GEMS

P-value

Head

48.2%

47.5%

0.423

Chest

54.4%

47.9%

<0.001

Abdomen

17.2%

15.3%

0.004

Extremities

39.1%

33.3%

<0.001

ISS

   

(mean ± SD)

26.0 ± 13.8

23.7 ± 13.1

 

(median (IQR 25 to 75))

24 (16 to 34)

21 (14 to 29)

<0.001