From: Epidemiology of in-hospital trauma deaths in a Brazilian university hospital
Frequency (N and %) | Average ± SD | |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
≤ 60 | 417 (91.3) | 35.35 ± 18.03 |
> 60 | 50 (10.7) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 399 (85.4) | |
Female | 68 (14.6) | |
Mechanism of injury | ||
Blunt | 341 (73.0) | |
- Running over | 113 (24.2) | |
- Motorcycle crash | 70 (15.0) | |
- Car crash | 66 (14.2) | |
- Fall | 58 (12.4) | |
- Bicycle | 17 (3.6) | |
- Assault | 8 (1.7) | |
- Others | 9 (1.9) | |
Gunshot wound | 108 (23.2) | |
Stab wound | 18 (3.5) | |
Signs of life on arrival | ||
Yes | 325 (69.6) | |
No (DOA) | 142 (30.4) | |
Revised Trauma Score (RTS) | 5.24 ± 2.05 | |
Injury Severity Score (ISS) | 26.41 ± 9.00 |