Table 1.
Total number | n = 1655 (%) |
Male | 1546 (92) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 28 ± 16 |
Nationality | |
Qatari | 333 (20) |
Non-Qatari | 1304 (80) |
Main mechanisms of injury | |
Blunt injuries | 1654 (99) |
MVCs | 847 (51) |
Fall from height | 590 (35) |
Motor cycles and other vehicles | 98 (6) |
Fall of heavy objects | 82 (5) |
Others | 37 (3) |
Interventions | |
ETT Intubation | 566 (34) |
Emergency department | 279 (49.8) |
On-scene | 200 (35.7) |
Referring hospital | 48 (8.6) |
CT head | 1655 (100) |
Tracheostomy | 81 (5) |
ORIF | 203 (12) |
Craniotomy | 178 (11) |
MVC: motor vehicle rashes; ORIF: open reduction and internal fixation; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome.