Table 1a.
Sample demographic and injury characteristics
|
Characteristic (N=57) | |||
| Road-user type | |||
| Driver | 22 (38.6%) | 36% male (n=8) | |
| Passenger | 5 (8.8%) | 40% male (n=2) | |
| Motorcyclist | 12 (21.1%) | 92% male (n=11) | |
| Pedal cyclist | 13 (21.8%) | 84% male (n=11) | |
| Pedestrian | 5 (8.8%) | 40% male (n=2) | |
| Gender | Male | 34 | 59.6% |
| Female | 23 | 40.4% | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Total sample (Mean, SD) | 36.0 (12.6) yrs | 19–58.8 years | |
| 18–29 yrs | 25 | 44% | |
| 30–39 yrs | 8 | 14% | |
| 40–49 yrs | 12 | 21% | |
| 50–59 yrs | 12 | 21% | |
| Males (Mean, SD) | 34.3 (12.3) yrs | 19–55 years | |
| Female (Mean, SD) | 38.5 (12.5) yrs | 19–58.8 years | |
| Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) | |||
| GCS 15 | 41 | 71.9% | |
| GCS 14 | 13 | 22.8% | |
| GCS 13 | 3 | 5.3% | |
| Length of Stay (days) | |||
| (Mean, SD) | 5.6 (3.2) | Range: 2–17 | |
| Injury Severity Score (ISS) | |||
| Mean ISS (SD) | 8.3 (5.0) | Range: 1–22 | |
| % Major Trauma: ISS>15 | 9.1% (n=5) | ||
| Injuries sustained | Num. Persons | Percent persons1 | |
| Head AIS2 | 14 | 24.5% | |
| Face AIS2+ | 3 | 5.3% | |
| Neck AIS 2+ | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Chest AIS 2+ | 8 | 14.0% | |
| Abdomen AIS 2+ | 1 | 1.8% | |
| Spine AIS2+ | 2 | 3.5% | |
| Upper Extremity AIS 2+ | 19 | 33.3% | |
| Lower Extremity AIS2+ | 28 | 49.1% | |
1
Injuries to multiple body regions permitted