Table 1. Patient Demographics (n = 2,074).
| Characteristic | Age Group | |||
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| 0–5 Yr Old | 6–11 Yr Old | 12–17 Yr Old | ≥ 18 Yr Old | |
| n | 55 | 65 | 197 | 1,757 |
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| Age, yra | 2.1 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.7) | 15.3 (1.6) | 40.5 (19.0) |
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| Male, % | 66 | 63 | 70 | 77 |
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| Admission Glasgow Coma Scoreb | 4 (3–15) | 5 (3–14) | 5 (3–14) | 5 (3–15) |
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| Time to admission, hra | 2.36 (2.13) | 1.92 (1.75) | 1.84 (2.36) | 1.71 (2.51) |
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| Mechanism of injury, % | ||||
| Falls | 9 (16.7) | 6 (9.2) | 12 (6.1) | 391 (22.4) |
| Motor vehicle accident | 12 (22.2) | 25 (38.5) | 86 (43.7) | 607 (34.8) |
| Assault | 4 (7.4) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.5) | 127 (7.3) |
| Other | 29 (53.7) | 34 (52.3) | 94 (47.2) | 622 (35.6) |
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| Mortality, % | 16.4 | 15.4 | 13.7 | 19.1 |
a
Mean with sd in parentheses.
b
Median with range in parentheses.