Table 2.
Characteristics of pediatric traumatic patients.
Characteristics | Frequency (%)/Mean (±SD) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 7.3 (±3.8) |
Sex | |
Male | 365 (62.1) |
Female | 223 (37.9) |
Type of injury | |
Blunt | 542 (92.2) |
Penetrating | 46 (7.8) |
Mechanism | |
Traffic accidents | 248 (42.2) |
Falling | 234 (39.8) |
Sharp object | 43 (7.3) |
Sport | 39 (6.6) |
Assault | 10 (1.7) |
Others | 14 (2.4) |
Injured area | |
Head and neck | 161 (27.4) |
Face | 137 (23.3) |
Abdomen | 50 (8.5) |
Thorax | 33 (5.6) |
Spine | 11 (1.9) |
Extremity | 546 (92.9) |
Trauma scores | |
ISS | 6.54 (±6.11) |
NISS | 8.58 (±7.73) |
RTS | 7.49 (±0.81) |