Table 1.
General characteristics of study patients
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 170 (72.6) |
| Female | 64 (27.4) |
| Age (yr) | 57.3 ± 19.0 |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Motor vehicle accident | 159 (67.9) |
| Fall | 54 (23.1) |
| Blunt trauma | 5 (2.1) |
| Penetrating trauma | 1 (0.4) |
| Unknown | 14 (6.0) |
| Others | 1 (0.4) |
| Cause of death | |
| Head injury | 118 (50.4) |
| Multiple injuries | 53 (22.6) |
| Hemorrhage | 39 (16.7) |
| Organ failure/sepsis | 11 (4.7) |
| Preexisting disease | 2 (0.9) |
| Others | 11 (4.7) |
| Place of death | |
| ED | 157 (67.1) |
| Intensive care unit | 72 (30.8) |
| General ward | 4 (1.7) |
| Operating room | 1 (0.4) |
| PS of TRISS | |
| PS < 25% | 82 (35.0) |
| 25%≤ PS ≤ 75% | 81 (34.6) |
| PS > 75% | 71 (30.3) |
| Day of injury | |
| Non-holiday | 168 (71.8) |
| Holiday | 66 (28.2) |
| Injury severity score | 24.8 ± 13.8 |
| Time from accident to ED arrival (hr) | 1.00 (0.42–2.84) |
| Time from ED arrival to death (hr) | 2.74 (1.11–19.87) |
Values are presented as number (%), mean±standard deviation, or median (interquartile range).
PS, probability of survival; TRISS, Trauma and Injury Severity Score; ED, emergency department.