Table 2 Clinical characteristics of trauma study respondents at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North East Ethiopia, 2022

Managements given before admission

Yes

319

97.26

No

9

2.74

Complications present

Yes

101

30.7

No

228

69.3

Time taken for surgical management after admission

< 24 h

228

69.30

25-48 h

82

24.92

> 48 h

19

5.78

Source of admission

Emergency Department (ED)

183

55.62

Intensive Care Unit

1

0.3

Trauma center

80

24.93

Surgical ward

42

12.77

Operation Room

21

6.38

Others (Specify)^a

2

0.61

Intent of Injury

Intentional

205

62.31

Unintentional

124

37.69

Mode of Transport

Ambulance

221

67.17

Taxi

99

30.09

On foot

9

2.74

Type of intentional Injury

Self-harm

5

2.44

Interpersonal

199

97.07

Others (Specify)^b

1

0.49

Mechanisms of injury

Falling down accident, hit by object

37

11.25

Road traffic accident

71

21.58

Bullet

118

35.87

Stab, hit by a person

95

28.88

Burn

5

1.52

Poisoning

1

0.3

Others (Specify)^b

2

0.61

If RTA, role of a participant

Pedestrian

15

21.13

Occupant

55

77.46

Motorcyclist

1

1.41

Nature of trauma

Cuts, lacerations

84

25.53

Burn

6

1.82

Concussion

106

32.22

Sprain, Strain,

8

2.43

Fracture

38

11.55

Organ system involved

87

26.44

Number of organs injured

Single

254

77.2

Multiple

75

22.8

Site of injury

Head

162

49.24

Extremities

41

12.46

Chest

68

20.67

Abdomen

48

14.59

Others (Specify)^c

10

3.04

If head injury, its severity

Mild TBI

12

7.41

Moderate TBI

92

56.79

Sever TBI

58

35.80

Received mechanical ventilation

Yes

96

29.18

No

229

69.6

Others (Specify)^d

4

1.22

Type of investigations done

Clinical & Laboratory

20

6.08

Clinical & Imaging

48

14.59

Clinical, Laboratory & imaging

261

79.33

Treatment given before ED

Yes

316

96.05

No

13

3.95

If Yes, type of treatment provided

No care

3

0.95

Treatment by non-trained person

2

2

Treatment by trained person

311

98.42