Table 3 Demographics and mechanism of injury and severity of pTBI based on different age groups
Variable | 0–4 years | 5–9 years | 10–14 years | 15–18 years | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 39 (23.4%) | 33 (19.8%) | 29 (17.4%) | 66 (39.5%) | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 6.4 ± 1.2 | 12.7 ± 1.4 | 16.6 ± 1.1 | 0.001 |
Males | 28 (71.8%) | 26 (78.8%) | 24 (82.8%) | 58 (87.9%) | 0.22 |
Nationality | |||||
Qatari-nationals n = 78 | 10 (12.8%) | 14 (17.9%) | 13 (16.7%) | 41 (52.6%) | 0.004 for all |
Non-nationals n = 89 | 29 (32.6%) | 19 (21.3%) | 16 (18.0%) | 25 (28.1) | |
Mechanism of injury | |||||
Motor vehicle crash | 8 (20.5%) | 6 (18.2%) | 14 (48.3%) | 51 (77.3%) | 0.001 for all |
Pedestrian injury | 5 (12.8%) | 8 (24.2%) | 5 (17.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Falls from height | 20 (51.3%) | 10 (30.3%) | 2 (6.9%) | 4 (6.1%) | |
Motor cycle crash/bike | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (9.1%) | 2 (6.9%) | 2 (3.0%) | |
All-terrain vehicle | 0(0.0%) | 3 (9.1%) | 4 (13.8%) | 4 (6.1%) | |
Fall of heavy object | 3 (7.7%) | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.0%) | |
Ejection from vehicle | 3 (37.5%) | 3(50.0%) | 4 (28.6%) | 29 (56.9%) | 0.001 |
Scene time | 12.2 ± 7.3 | 16.6 ± 11 | 25.4 ± 14 | 26.9 ± 19.9 | 0.002 |
EMS time | 42 ± 20 | 44 ± 18.7 | 57.6 ± 22.8 | 67.6 ± 32.8 | 0.001 |
Severe TBI (GCS < 9) | 59% | 40.6% | 67.9% | 80% | 0.01 |
Glasgow Coma Score Scene; median(range) | 7 (3–15) | 10 (3–15) | 10 (3–15) | 8.5 (3–15) | 0.36 |
Glasgow Coma Score ED; median (range) | 7 (3–15) | 10 (3–15) | 5 (3–15) | 3 (3–15) | 0.001 |
Head AIS, mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 0.15 |
Injury severity score, mean ± SD | 19.8 ± 10.1 | 15.6 ± 8 | 19.7 ± 8 | 24.2 ± 9.8 | 0.001 |