Table 1 Descriptive data from severely injured children compared with adults
From: Is prehospital intubation of severely injured children in accordance with guidelines?
Group | Infant | Toddler | School-age child | Adolescent | Adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex (%) | 59.2 | 61.7 | 63.9 | 63.0 | 77.7 |
Age in years (MV, SD) | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 4.6 ± 1.1 | 9.1 ± 1.4 | 13.8 ± 1.1 | 35.4 ± 9.6 |
ISS (MV, SD) | 20.5 ± 13.3 | 19.4 ± 12.5 | 18.5 ± 10.6 | 20.6 ± 12 | 21.9 ± 12.2 |
NISS (MV, SD) | 27.1 ± 17.2 | 24.5 ± 14.9 | 23.1 ± 13.4 | 25.5 ± 14.3 | 27 ± 14.2 |
Blunt trauma (%) | 97.3 | 97.0 | 97.8 | 96.1 | 94.1 |
AIS head ≥3 (%) | 61.9 | 58.7 | 50.8 | 45.8 | 36.0 |
AIS thorax ≥3 (%) | 27.7 | 27.5 | 24.5 | 34.6 | 52.1 |
AIS abdomen ≥3 (%) | 5.0 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 16.7 |
AIS extremities including pelvis ≥3 (%) | 18.1 | 31.1 | 36.6 | 35.1 | 36.8 |
AIS face ≥3 (%) | 8.5 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 |