Table 2.
Patient and injury characteristics
| Injury Severity Score | |||||
| 0–9 | 10–16 | 17–25 | 26–75 | All | |
| Total number of patients | 21,280 | 6,075 | 4,375 | 3,834 | 35,564 |
| Gender (%) | |||||
| Male | 55.5 | 69.7 | 75.2 | 76.9 | 62.6 |
| Female | 44.6 | 30.3 | 24.9 | 23.1 | 37.4 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| Median (interquartile range) | 49 (33 to 66) | 43 (29 to 60) | 42 (29 to 58) | 39 (27 to 56) | 46 (31 to 63) |
| Cause of injury (%) | |||||
| Road traffic collisions | 20.0 | 47.1 | 46.8 | 62.8 | 32.5 |
| Fall more than 2 metres | 10.7 | 14.9 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 13.3 |
| Fall less than 2 metres | 51.6 | 20.5 | 14.1 | 7.2 | 36.9 |
| Blow(s) | 4.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| Other | 13.2 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 11.2 |
| Glasgow Coma Score | |||||
| Median (interquartile range) | 15 (15 to 15) | 15 (15 to 15) | 15 (10 to 15) | 10 (4 to 15) | 15 (15 to 15) |
| n | 19,026 | 5,651 | 3,790 | 3,290 | 31,757 |
| Serious injuries by body region (%)a | |||||
| Head | 1.7 | 24.0 | 55.2 | 72.1 | 19.7 |
| Face | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Thorax | 1.8 | 12.5 | 28.1 | 54.7 | 12.6 |
| Abdomen | 0.2 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 16.0 | 2.7 |
| Spine | 2.0 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 4.8 |
| Upper limb | 18.1 | 21.0 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 17.7 |
| Lower limb | 46.4 | 36.0 | 21.7 | 34.5 | 40.3 |
| External/burn | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Mean number of serious injuriesa | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| Inhospital mortality (%) | 2.0 | 4.3 | 14.8 | 32.3 | 7.3 |
Sample size is equal to the total number other than where indicated by n.
aInjuries with an Abbreviated Injury Scale score ≥ 3.