Table 4 Subject and injury characteristics per wound grade
Wound grade 1 | Wound grade 2 | Wound grade 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of pediatric patients (%) | 1 956 (79.4%) | 342 (13.9%) | 165 (6.7%) | 2463 (100%) |
Median age, years (IQR) | 10 (7–12) | 10 (6.8–12) | 10 (8–13) | 10 (7–12) |
Gender, N (%)a | ||||
Male | 1508 (77.1%) | 276 (80.7%) | 122 (73.9%) | 1 906 (77.4%) |
Female | 445 (22.8%) | 66 (19.3%) | 43 (26.1%) | 554 (22.5%) |
Missing | 3 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.1%) |
Mechanism of injury, N (%)a | ||||
Gunshot wound | 517 (26.4%)§ | 195 (57.0%)# | 90 (54.5%)# | 802 (32.6%) |
Mine injury | 474 (24.2%)# | 61 (17.8%) | 29 (17.6%) | 564 (22.9%) |
Burn | 43 (2.2%)# | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 43 (1.8%) |
Fragment injury | 687 (35.1%)# | 73 (21.3%)§ | 41 (24.8%) | 801 (32.5%) |
Other | 187 (9.6%)# | 2 (0.6%)§ | 4 (2.4%) | 193 (7.8%) |
Missing | 48 (2.5%) | 11 (3.2%) | 1 (0.6%) | 60 (2.4%) |
Anatomic region of injury, N (%)a | ||||
Upper limbs (left and/or right) | 887 (45.3%) | 145 (42.4%) | 77 (46.7%) | 1 109 (45.0%) |
Lower limbs (left and/or right) | 1 332 (68.1%) | 240 (70.2%) | 107 (64.8%) | 1 679 (68.2%) |
Missing | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Fracture, N (%)a | ||||
Absent | 1 785 (91.3%)# | 87 (25.4%) | 31 (18.8%) | 1 903 (77.3%) |
Present | 167 (8.5%)§ | 253 (73.0%) | 131 (79.4%) | 551 (22.4%) |
Missing | 4 (0.2%) | 2 (0.6%) | 3 (1.8%) | 9 (0.4%) |
Median time since injury, N (%)a | ||||
< 6 h | 480 (24.5%)# | 70 (20.5%) | 22 (13.3%)§ | 572 (23.2%) |
6–23 h | 417 (21.3%) | 60 (17.5%) | 36 (21.8%) | 513 (20.8%) |
24–71 h | 276 (14.1%) | 66 (19.3%) | 22 (13.3%) | 364 (14.8%) |
72 h or more | 723 (37.0%) | 140 (40.9%) | 81 (49.1%)# | 944 (38.3%) |
Missing | 60 (3.1%) | 6 (1.8%) | 4 (2.4%) | 70 (2.8%) |