Table 1 Characteristics of the trauma population (n = 144)
From: Injury coding in a national trauma registry: a one-year validation audit in a level 1 trauma centre
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Male sex, n (%) | 114 (79.2) |
Age, years in median (IQR) | 31 (19–49) |
Age groups, n (%) | |
0–16 | 26 (18.1) |
> 16 | 118 (81.9) |
Trauma mechanism | |
Penetrating traumas, n (%) | 5 (3.5) |
Blunt, n (%) | 139 (96.5) |
Cause of incident, n (%) | |
Road traffic | 63 (45.3) |
Snowmobile | 11 (7.9) |
Fall | 31 (22.3) |
Hit by blunt object | 13 (9.3) |
Explosion/fire | 8 (5.7) |
Avalanches and/or hypothermia | 8 (5.8) |
Other causes | 5 (3.6) |
Transferred from other hospitals, n (%) | 36 (25.0) |
Length of stay, median days (IQR) | 4 (1.2–11.5) |
30-day mortality, n (%) | 10 (6.9) |
Head injuries | 6 (4.2) |
Other causes | 4 (2.8) |