Table 2.
Injury characteristics and triage features of 129 children diagnosed as TBI
| All cases | 0–1 years | 1–5 years | 5–18 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Presentation type | ||||
| Pediatric emergency department | 50 (38.8) | 6 (46.2) | 27 (48.3) | 17 (28.3) |
| Same city hospitals | 49 (37.9) | 5 (38.4) | 20 (35.6) | 24 (40) |
| Another hospital, out of the city | 30 (23.3) | 2 (15.4) | 9 (16.1) | 19 (31.7) |
| Trauma type | ||||
| IVTA | 35 (27.1) | 4 (30.8) | 11 (19.6) | 20 (33.3) |
| OVTA | 33 (25.6) | 1 (7.7) | 11 (19.6) | 21 (35) |
| Fall | 51 (39.5) | 8 (61.6) | 29 (51.9) | 14 (23.4) |
| Gunfire injury | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.65) |
| Other | 9 (7) | 0 (0) | 5 (8.9) | 4 (6.65) |
| Consciousness | ||||
| Full | 83 (64.4) | 10 (76.9) | 35 (62.5) | 38 (63.3) |
| Confusion | 11 (8.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (10.7) | 5 (8.4) |
| Lethargy | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.3) |
| Stupor | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) |
| Coma | 31 (24) | 3 (23.1) | 13 (23.2) | 15 (25) |
| GCS | ||||
| 3–8 | 37 (28.7) | 3 (23.1) | 15 (26.8) | 19 (31.7) |
| 9–12 | 13 (10.1) | 1 (7.7) | 6 (10.7) | 6 (10) |
| 13–15 | 79 (61.2) | 9 (69.2) | 35 (62.5) | 35 (58.3) |
| Anisocoria | 10 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 5 (8.3) | 5 (8.9) |
| PRISM (mean) | 7.622 | 4.077 | 7.857 | 8.190 |