Table 3 Demographic and severity variables by car crash mechanism, Al Ain, 2006–2007 (n = 333)
Car crash mechanism | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front | Side angle | Rollover | Other | p-value | |
n = 96 | n = 57 | n = 98 | n = 29 | ||
Age (years) | 20.2 (2.2) | 20.7 (2.6) | 19.8 (2.3) | 18.9 (2.3) | 0.006 |
Gender (male) | 84 (87.5%) | 45 (78.9%) | 87 (88.8%) | 27 (93.1%) | 0.26 |
UAE national | 69 (71.9%) | 35 (61.4%) | 85 (86.7%) | 19 (65.5%) | 0.002 |
ICU admission | 19 (19.8%) | 11 (19.3%) | 21 (21.4%) | 5 (17.2%) | 0.28 |
Hospital stay (days) | 2 (1–68) | 3 (1–73) | 5 (1–58) | 2 (1–44) | 0.03 |
Mortality | 2 (2.1%) | 2 (3.5%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0.72 |
GCS | 15 (5–15) | 15 (4–15) | 15 (3–15) | 15 (7–15) | 0.1 |
RTS | 12 (9–12) | 12 (9–12) | 12 (7–12) | 12 (10–12) | 0.87 |
ISS | 5 (1–45) | 5 (1–34) | 5 (1–36) | 5 (1–41) | 0.29 |