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Table 2 Baseline disease characteristics of the trauma patients admitted at Aabet Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from December 2020 to March 2021 (n = 232)

From: Assessment of adequacy and appropriateness of pain management practice among trauma patients at the Ethiopian Aabet Hospital: A prospective observational study

Variables

 

Frequency (N = 232)

%

The kind of trauma

Fracture

91

39.2

 

Contusion and stretching

63

27.2

 

Laceration and wounds

52

22.4

 

Burn

23

9.9

 

Other1

3

1.3

The cause of the trauma

Road traffic accident (RTA)

126

54.3

 

Fall

44

19.0

 

Fight

22

9.5

 

Collision

6

2.6

 

Other2

34

14.7

The site of pain

Upper and lower limbs

126

54.3

 

Trunk

72

31.0

 

Head

31

13.4

 

Other3

3

1.3

  1. 1Deep cuts, pierces on the skin, concussions
  2. 2Fire, building collapse, operating machine
  3. 3 Neck, ear, eye
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