Table 1. Diagnosis related demographic profile (n=300).

^aReferral hospital, out of town remote geographical areas; ^bHead trauma only; ^cComa, central nervous system infections and tumors, stroke; ^dPolytrauma, with accompanying head trauma also; ^eAccidents, poisonings, near drownings, burns; ^fCardiovascular, non operative; ^gMetabolic diseases, inborn error of metabolism and diabetic ketoacidosis; ^hMOFS, multiple organ failure syndrome; ⁱMiscellaneous, tracheostomy closure (4), Stevens-Johnson (1), uremic-hemolytic (1), acute post infectious glomerulonephritis (1), anorexia nervosa (1)