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Table 1 Scarf injury interview participants and Scarf injury registry demographics

From: Scarf Injury: a qualitative examination of the emergency response and acute care pathway from a unique mechanism of road traffic injury in Bangladesh

 

Participants (n = 12)

Full Patient Registry (n = 40)

Age at time of injury (years)

  10–15

4 (33.3%)

17 (42.5%)

  16–20

4 (33.3%)

6 (15%)

  21–35

4 (33.3%)

17 (42.5%)

Characteristics

Occupation (pre-injury)

  Student

8 (66.6%)

25 (62.5%)

  Housewife

3 (25%)

11 (27.5%)

  Other

1 (8.3%)

4 (10%)

  Married (pre-injury)

4 (33.3%)

17 (42.5%)

Injury Details

  Complete lesion

10 (83.3%)

28 (70%)

  Surgery performed

5 (41.6%)

18 (45%)

  Ligature mark

12 (100%)

36 (90%)

Secondary complications upon arrival to CRP

  Pressure ulcer

1 (8.3%)

9 (22.5%)

  Respiratory complaints

5 (41.6%)

25 (62.5%)

  Time from injury to CRP (days)*

48 (1; 215)

61 (1; 413)

  Time since injury (months)*

30 (9; 54)

34 (9; 56)

  1. Note: CRP Center for the Rehabilitation for the Paralyzed
  2. *Range: min–max