Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
From: Epidemiology of paediatric trauma in Norway: a single-trauma centre observational study
All patients | Direct admissions | Transfers from local hospital | ISS > 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, n (%) | 873 (100) | 821 (94) | 52 (6) | 128 (15) |
Mechanism of injury, n (%) | ||||
Transport | 532 (61) | 505 (62) | 27 (52) | 77 (60) |
Violence | 28 (3) | 24 (3) | 4 (8) | 5 (4) |
Fall | 233 (27) | 217 (26) | 16 (31) | 28 (22) |
Others | 79 (9) | 75 (9) | 4 (8) | 18 (14) |
Unknown | 1 (< 1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
Injury Severity Score (ISS), n (%) | ||||
Minor injury ISS 1–8 | 599 (68) | 590 (72) | 9 (17) | – |
Moderate injury ISS 9–15 | 146 (17) | 127 (15) | 19 (37) | – |
Severe injury ISS > 15 | 128 (15) | 104 (13) | 24 (46) | – |
New Injury Severity Score (NISS), n (%) | ||||
Minor injury NISS 1–8 | 573 (65) | 565 (69) | 8 (15) | – |
Moderate injury NISS 9–15 | 129 (15) | 117 (14) | 12 (23) | – |
Severe injury NISS > 15 | 171 (20) | 139 (17) | 32 (62) | – |
Intubated prior to hospital arrival, n (%) | ||||
No | 776 (89) | 752 (91) | 24 (46) | 76 (60) |
Yes | 54 (6) | 48 (6) | 6 (12) | 35 (27) |
Unknown/missing | 43 (5) | 21 (3) | 22 (42) | 17 (13) |
Patients on ventilator, n (%) | 86 (10) | 72 (9) | 14 (27) | 51 (40) |
Patients admitted to ICU, n (%) | 203 (23) | 180 (22) | 23 (44) | 70 (55) |
Length of stay | ||||
< 3 days | 566 (65) | 556 (68) | 10 (19) | 17 (13) |
> 3 days | 307 (35) | 265 (32) | 42 (81) | 111 (87) |