Table 1 Demographics, injury mechanisms, and injury severity among pTBI patients (n = 167)
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 10.6 ± 5.9 |
Male gender | 136 (81.4%) |
Nationality | |
Qatari-nationals | 78 (46.7%) |
Non-nationals | 89 (53.3%) |
Mechanisms of injury | |
Motor vehicle crash | 79 (47.3%) |
Fall from height | 36 (21.6%) |
Pedestrians | 18 (10.8%) |
Motor cycle/bike | 7 (4.2%) |
All-terrain vehicle crashes | 11 (6.6%) |
Fall of heavy object | 6 (3.6%) |
Gunshot wound | 2 (1.2%) |
Others | 5 (3%) |
Position in vehicle in MVC | |
Driver | 18/79 (22.8%) |
Front passenger | 18/79 (22.8%) |
Back passenger | 10/79 (12.6%) |
Unspecified position | 33/79 (41.8%) |
Seatbelt use in MVC | 4/79 (5.1%) |
Ejection from motor vehicle in MVC | 42/70 (53.2%) |
Head Abbreviated Injury Scale (mean ± SD)/(median, range) | 3.5 ± 0.9 / 3 (1–5) |
Injury severity score (mean ± SD)/(median, range) | 20.7 ± 9.8 / 19 (1–50) |
Glasgow Coma Score at Scene (mean ± SD)/(median, range) | 8.7 ± 4.3 / 9 (3–15) |
Scene time (mean ± SD) | 21.4 ± 16.2 |
Emergency Medical Services time (mean ± SD) | 55.3 ± 28 |
Intubation | 129 (77.2%) |
On-scene | 53 (41%) |
Emergency department/Trauma Resuscitation Unit | 76 (59%) |
Hospital stay | 10 (1–131) |
ICU stay | 5 (1–39) |
Ventilator days | 1.5 (1–37) |
Mortality | 22 (13.3%) |