Table 1 Demography and severity of injury of hospitalized patients during the period 2003–2006 (n = 2573) and 10 years later (n = 3519) during the period 2014–2017, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

Age

31.4 (15.1)

32.9 (17.9)

0.12

 Age group

< 0.0001

  < 18 years

419 (16.3%)

610 (17.3%)

  18–60 years

2059 (80.5%)

2646 (75.2%)

  > 60 years

79 (3.1%)

263 (7.5%)

Gender

< 0.0001

 Male

2228 (86.6%)

2901(82.4%)

 Female

345 (13.4%)

618 (17.6%)

UAE nationals

461 (17.9%)

745 (21.2%)

0.002

By ambulance

863 (33.5%)

1330 (37.8%)

< 0.001

SBP

133.1 (21.7)

135 (31.7)

< 0.0001

Heart rate

90.3 (18.7)

89.4 (20)

0.002

Respiratory rate

21 (4.2)

19.3 (3.9)

< 0.0001

GCS^a

15 (3–5), 14.34 (2.48)

15 (3–5), 14.74 (1.44)

< 0.0001

ISS^a

4 (1–43), 5.61 (6)

4 (1–75), 6.48 (6.21)

< 0.0001

NISS

4 (1–75)

6 (1–75)

< 0.0001

ICU admission

202 (7.9%)

559 (6.3%)

0.02

Hospital stay

9.2 (12.6)

5.9 (7.5)

< 0.0001

Death

58 (2.3%)

35 (1%)

<0.0001