Table 2.
Demographics and injury patterns in the pregnant cohort by being shot or not shot *.
| Shot | Not Shot | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 37 | - | |||
| Age (mean ± 1 sd) | 23.7 ± 5.8 | 23.4 ± 5.9 | 0.63 | ||
| Race | n | % | n | % | |
| White | 14 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0.92 |
| Black | 42 | 58 | 18 | 62 | |
| Amerindian | 17 | 23 | 6 | 21 | |
| Anatomic area injured | |||||
| Head/neck | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0003 |
| Upper trunk | 19 | 20 | 2 | 6 | |
| Lower trunk | 21 | 22 | 13 | 38 | |
| Upper extremity | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lower extremity | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | |
| Major diagnosis | |||||
| Puncture | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.000002 |
| Laceration | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Foreign body | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fracture | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Internal organ injury | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |
| Contusion/abrasion | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | |
| Strain/sprain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Concussion | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Hematoma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other/NS | 38 | 39 | 15 | 41 | |
| Firearm type | |||||
| Powder | 93 | 95 | 36 | 97 | 1.00 |
| Non-powder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Drive-by shooting | |||||
| Yes | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| No | 93 | 95 | 37 | 100 | |
| Sexual assault | |||||
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.18 |
| No | 98 | 100 | 35 | 95 | |
| Disposition from the ED | |||||
| Release | 32 | 33 | 30 | 81 | 0.000003 |
| Admit | 55 | 57 | 7 | 19 | |
| Death | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pregnancy trimester | |||||
| 1st | 16 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 0.80 |
| 2nd | 39 | 56 | 14 | 64 | |
| 3rd | 15 | 21 | 4 | 18 | |
| Who caused the injury | |||||
| Unknown | 55 | 56 | 12 | 32 | 0.05 |
| Stranger | 11 | 11 | 9 | 24 | |
| Self | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Friend/acq | 12 | 12 | 9 | 24 | |
| Spouse/ex | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Other relative | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other/not seen | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Intent of the injury | |||||
| Unknown | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| Unintentional | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | |
| Assault | 73 | 74 | 34 | 92 | |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Law enforcement | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Incident locale | |||||
| Unknown | 38 | 39 | 15 | 41 | 0.92 |
| Home/apartment | 27 | 28 | 9 | 24 | |
| School/recreation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Street/highway | 19 | 19 | 6 | 16 | |
| Other property | 13 | 13 | 6 | 16 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Not stated | 39 | 46 | 15 | 47 | 0.30 |
| Married | 38 | 45 | 11 | 34 | |
| Never married | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Divorced | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Separated | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Hospital size | |||||
| Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| Medium | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | |
| Large | 28 | 29 | 12 | 32 | |
| Very large | 62 | 63 | 20 | 54 | |
| Childrens | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Argument | |||||
| Unknown | 64 | 65 | 30 | 81 | 0.21 |
| Yes | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | |
| No | 24 | 24 | 5 | 14 | |
| Crime | |||||
| Unknown | 64 | 65 | 30 | 81 | 0.21 |
| Yes | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | |
| No | 24 | 24 | 5 | 14 | |
| Drugs | |||||
| Unknown | 66 | 67 | 24 | 38 | 0.96 |
| Yes | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| No | 25 | 26 | 37 | 58 | |
| Fight | |||||
| Unknown | 64 | 65 | 18 | 49 | 0.14 |
| Yes | 8 | 8 | 13 | 35 | |
| No | 26 | 27 | 6 | 16 | |
* Not all variables have data for every patient; thus, the sum of a particular variable will not always equal the overall sum.