Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of children
From: Risk prediction score for death of traumatised and injured children
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Number of subjects | 43,561 |
Demographic data | Â |
Age, years, mean ± SD | 11.37 + 5.52 |
Sex | Â |
 Male | 30,883 (70.96) |
 Female | 12,678 (29.10) |
Weight, kg, median (min–max) | 45 (7–76) |
Occupation | Â |
 Parent care | 7,513 (17.25) |
 Student | 25,790 (59.25) |
 Other | 10,258 (23.50) |
Region | Â |
 Bangkok | 2,832 (6.50) |
 Central | 7,529 (17.28) |
 North | 3,430 (7.87) |
 North-east | 13,382 ( 30.72) |
 East | 4,638 (10.65) |
 South | 11,750 (26.97) |
Injury location | Â |
 Resident province | 40,210 (92.33) |
 Non-resident province | 3,342 (7.67) |
Pre-hospital information | Â |
Transfer route | Â |
 Own transport | 12,483 (28.66) |
 Non-ambulance | 14,137 (32.45) |
 Ambulance | 16,941 (38.89) |
Prior communication | Â |
 Yes | 23,120 (53.07) |
 No | 20,441 (46.93) |
Trauma level | Â |
 I | 20,492 (47.04) |
 II | 12,441 (28.56) |
 III | 7,220 (17.57) |
 IV | 3,408 (7.82) |
Pre-hospital support | Â |
 Not needed | 22,248 (51.07) |
 Not provided | 2,812 (6.46) |
 Provided | 18,498 (42.47) |
Injury types and mechanisms | Â |
Injury Mechanisms | Â |
 Blunt | 31,482 (72.27) |
 Penetrating | 5,940 (13.64) |
 Both | 1,943 (4.46) |
 Non-classified | 4,196 (9.63) |
Physical mechanisms | Â |
 Velocity-related | 1,528 (8.75) |
 Gravity-related | 8,191 (19.44) |
 Both | 22,003 (52.21) |
 Non-classified | 10,368 (24.60) |
Types of injury | Â |
 Transportation | 19,928 (45.75) |
 Falling | 7,902 (18.14) |
 Poisoning | 461 (1.06) |
 Animal bite or sting | 1,641 (3.77) |
 Struck by or against | 3,426 (7.86) |
 Cut or pierce | 3,502 (8.04) |
 Burn or scald | 1,005 (2.31) |
 Fire gun or explosion | 1,582 (3.63) |
 FB aspiration or suffocation | 1,359 (3.12) |
 Drowning or submersion | 355 (0.81) |
 Abuse, assault, or neglect | 2,400 (5.51) |
Object-related injury | Â |
 Chemical or food product | 801 (1.84) |
 Home or office, work place | 12,730 (29.22) |
 Sports equipment | 639 (1.47) |
 Weapons | 2,047 (4.70) |
 Transportation-related | 20,317 (46.64) |
 Natural objects (animal) | 3,362 (7.72) |
 Miscellaneous | 3,664 (8.41) |
Length of stay, days, median (min-max) | 2 (0–63) |
Outcomes | Â |
Major outcome | Â |
 Survival | 42,821 (98.30) |
 Death | 740 (1.70) |
Short term disabilities | Â |
Outcome | Â |
 Major | 1,862 (4.40) |
 Minor | 3,624 (8.40) |
 None | 37,334 (87.20) |