Table 3 Injury spectrum of patients admitted to hospital (n = 757)
Area and type of injury | N (%)* |
|---|---|
TBI | 188 (24.8) |
None | 569 (75.2) |
Concussion | 138 (18.2) |
SAH | 18 (2.4) |
SDH | 10 (1.3) |
EDH | 2 (0.3) |
Contusion | 8 (1.1) |
DAI | 1 (0.1) |
Multiple | 11 (1.5) |
Skull fracture | 16 (2.1) |
Facial injury | 52 (6.9) |
None | 705 (93.1) |
Skin wound | 13 (1.7) |
Soft tissue | 9 (1.2) |
Fracture | 17 (2.2) |
Injury to teeth | 3 (0.4) |
Multiple | 10 (1.3) |
Neck fracture | 42 (5.5) |
Vertebral column fracture | 103 (13.6) |
Spinal cord injury | 8 (1.1) |
Thoracic injury | 103 (13.6) |
None | 654 (86.4) |
Rib fracture(s) | 24 (3.2) |
Pneumothorax | 16 (2.1) |
Lung contusion | 12 (1.6) |
Multiple | 51 (6.7) |
Abdominal injury | 44 (5.8) |
None | 713 (94.2) |
Liver | 11 (1.5) |
Spleen | 12 (1.6) |
Kidney | 7 (0.9) |
Injury to the abdominal wall | 1 (0.1) |
Bowel | 2 (0.3) |
Other bleeding | 2 (0.3) |
Other | 2 (0.3) |
Multiple | 7 (0.9) |
Pelvic fracture | 50 (6.6) |
Upper extremity injury | 249 (32.9) |
None | 508 (67.1) |
Spraining/soft tissue/subluxation | 38 (5.0) |
Skin wound | 12 (1.6) |
Fracture | 199 (26.3) |
Lower extremity injury | 136 (18.0) |
None | 621(82.0) |
Spraining/soft tissue/subluxation | 50 (6.6) |
Skin wound | 8 (1.1) |
Fracture | 78 (10.3) |
No injury recorded | 37 (4.9) |