Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, and physiotherapy care coverage of patients admitted to Kunduz Trauma Centre, between January and June 2015 (n=1528)
| Variable | Received physiotherapy | No physiotherapy |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total | 1410 (92.3) | 118 (7.7) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 252 (17.9) | 21 (17.8) |
| Male | 1158 (82.1) | 97 (82.2) |
| Age group | ||
| <5 | 110 (7.8) | 9 (7.6) |
| 5–17 | 491 (34.8) | 32 (27.1) |
| 18–45 | 665 (47.2) | 60 (50.9) |
| 46–65 | 122 (8.6) | 13 (11.1) |
| >65 | 22 (1.6) | 4 (3.3) |
| SATS score | ||
| Red | 362 (25.7) | 42 (35.6) |
| Orange | 719 (51) | 52 (44.1) |
| Yellow | 326 (23.1) | 23 (19.5) |
| Green | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) |
| Cause of trauma | ||
| Violent trauma | ||
| Blast | 219 (15.5) | 28 (23.7) |
| Assault | 43 (3) | 10 (8.5) |
| Gun shot | 300 (21.3) | 28 (23.7) |
| Accidental trauma | ||
| Road traffic accident | 374 (26.6) | 19 (16.1) |
| Other accident | 474 (33.6) | 33 (28) |
| Type of injury | ||
| Lower limb fracture | 427 (30.3) | 13 (11) |
| Upper limb fracture | 306 (21.7) | 25 (21.2) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 118 (8.4) | 15 (12.7) |
| Multiple injury | 171 (12.1) | 17 (14.4) |
| Internal injury | 155 (11) | 11 (9.3) |
| Other | 233 (16.5) | 37 (31.4) |
| Total surgical interventions | ||
| 0 | 414 (29.4) | 56 (47.5) |
| 1–2 | 798 (56.6) | 61 (51.7) |
| >2 | 198 (14) | 1 (0.8) |
| Fixation | ||
| No fixation | 1038 (73.6) | 106 (89.8) |
| Only internal fixation | 130 (9.2) | 3 (2.5) |
| Only external fixation | 229 (16.2) | 9 (7.7) |
| Internal and external fixation | 13 (0.9) | 0 (0) |
SATS: South African Triage Scale21