Table 1

Median values of vital parameters at the time of pre-notification phone call in all patients, intubated patients, and patients with trauma team activation (range, interquartile range).


Heart rate
Respiratory rate
Systolic blood pressure
GCS

All patients
90 (43 – 180, 76 – 100)
18 (10 – 50, 15 – 24)
124 (50 – 245, 110 – 140)
15 (3 – 15, 13 – 15)
Intubated on scene
85 (48 – 140, 70 – 100)
-
115 (50 – 210, 100 – 130)
-
Trauma team activated
90 (48 – 180, 78 – 100)
20 (10 – 50, 16 – 24)
120 (56 – 220, 110 – 140)
14 (3 – 15, 6 – 15)

Handolin and Jääskeläinen Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2008 16:15   doi:10.1186/1757-7241-16-15