Table 1 Background characteristics
From: Epidemiology of injuries presenting to the accident centre of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 12,116 | 67.8 |
Female | 5,744 | 32.2 |
Age | ||
< 18 | 11,678 | 65.4 |
18–65 | 5,883 | 32.9 |
> 65 | 299 | 1.7 |
Referral | ||
Referred | 2,322 | 13.0 |
Not referred | 15,538 | 87.0 |
Mode of entrya | ||
Walk-in | 11,820 | 66.3 |
Carried | 2,840 | 15.9 |
Ambulance | 3,175 | 17.8 |
Outcome | ||
Treated and Discharged | 12,262 | 68.7 |
Admitted | 5,416 | 30.3 |
Died | 182 | 1.0 |