Table 1 Patients' characteristics and accident circumstances among patients with severe blunt trauma according to pre-hospital management

Sex

0.16

   Male

153 (81%)

1,910 (76%)

   Female

37 (19%)

603 (24%)

Age *

0.015

   18 to 29 y

51 (27%)

915 (36%)

   30 to 54 y

82 (43%)

1,039 (41%)

   55 to 69 y

31 (16%)

338 (13%)

   ≥70 y

26 (14%)

219 (9%)

First hospital of admission

<0.001

   General hospital

118 (62%)

533 (21%)

   University hospital

72 (38%)

1,980 (79%)

Delay to hospital admission

<0.001

   <1 h

88 (46%)

340 (14%)

   1 to 3 h

85 (45%)

1,845 (73%)

   ≥3 h

17 (9%)

328 (13%)

Delay to ICU admission

<0.001

   <1 h

29 (16%)

168 (7%)

   1 to 3 h

33 (18%)

1,478 (61%)

   ≥3 h

120 (66%)

777 (32%)

Accident type *

<0.001

   Traffic accident

82 (43%)

1,595 63%)

Pedestrian

11 (13%)†

181 (11%)†

Bicyclist/motorcyclist

39 (48%)†

579 (36%)†

Motor vehicle driver/passenger

32 (39%)†

832 (52%)†

   Other accidents

108 (57%)

917 (37%)

Home/leisure/sport

85 (79%)†

717 (78%)†

Occupational

12 (11%)†

172 (19%)†

Miscellaneous (attack, suicides...)

10 (9%)†

27 (3%)†

Accident time *

0.21

   6 a.m to 11 p.m

119 (81%)

1881(85%)

   11 p.m to 6 a.m

28 (19%)

337 (15%)

Accident day*

0.42

   Working day

120 (63%)

1664 (66%)

   Weekend

69 (37%)

843 (34%)