Table 2.
Characteristics of pediatric patients with traffic accidents divided into age group (years).
| Variable | Age | Age | Age | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (<1) | (1–5) | (6–10) | (11–15) | |
| n = 77 | n = 1127 | n = 2917 | n = 2419 | |
| Gender (male) | 46/77 (60%) | 729/1127 (65%) | 2018/2916 (69%) | 1705/2419 (71%) |
| Cause of injury | ||||
| Traffic accident | ||||
| Motor vehicle | 69/77 (90%) | 288/1127 (26%) | 278/2917 (9.5%) | 191/2419 (7.9%) |
| Bike | 0/77 (0%) | 7/1127 (0.6%) | 30/2917 (1.0%) | 246/2419 (10%) |
| Bicycle | 4/77 (5.2%) | 166/1127 (15%) | 1151/2917 (40%) | 1579/2419 (65%) |
| Pedestrian | 4/77 (5.2%) | 666/1127 (59%) | 1458/2917 (50%) | 403/2419 (17%) |
| AIS (median [IQR]) | ||||
| Head (n = 3704) | 4 (3–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) |
| Face (n = 1661) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) |
| Neck (n = 52) | N.A | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) |
| Thorax (n = 1401) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) |
| Abdomen and pelvis (n = 1083) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) |
| Cervical spine (n = 264) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–6) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) |
| Upper extremity (n = 1486) | N.A | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) |
| Lower extremity (n = 2278) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) |
| Others (n = 545) | N.A | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) |
| ISS (median [IQR]) | 16 (9–17) | 10 (5–20) | 10 (8–18) | 10 (8–20) |
| FAST | ||||
| Positive | 4/74 (5.4%) | 74/1061 (7.0%) | 167/2768 (6.0%) | 143/2301 (6.2%) |
| Negative | 43/74 (58%) | 729/1061 (69%) | 2195/2768 (79%) | 1817/2301 (79%) |
| Not conducted | 27/74 (37%) | 258/1061 (24%) | 406/2768 (15%) | 341//2301 (15%) |
| Pan-scan CT | 14 (18%) | 341 (30%) | 975 (33%) | 836 (35%) |
| Treatment | ||||
| Craniotomy | 5 (6.5%) | 25 (2.2%) | 120 (4.1%) | 124 (5.1%) |
| Thoracotomy | 0 (0%) | 13 (1.2%) | 16 (0.5%) | 14 (0.6%) |
| Celiotomy | 0 (0%) | 21 (1.9%) | 50 (1.7%) | 35 (1.4%) |
| TAE | 0 (0%) | 14 (1.2%) | 51 (1.7%) | 59 (2.4%) |
| Blood transfusion | 12/73 (16%) | 102/1095 (9.3%) | 205/2815 (7.3%) | 166/2337 (7.1%) |
| Mortality in ED | 3/77 (3.9%) | 48/1127 (4.3%) | 44/2914 (1.5%) | 27/2416 (1.1%) |
| Mortality in hospital | 9/60 (15%) | 85/946 (9.0%) | 106/2537 (4.2%) | 80/2144 (3.7%) |
| Discharged place | ||||
| Home | 41/51 (80%) | 719/850 (85%) | 2034/2414 (84%) | 1674/2048 (82%) |
| Another hospital | 9/51 (18%) | 124/850 (15%) | 367/2414 (15%) | 367/2048 (18%) |
| Other | 1/51 (2.0%) | 7/850 (0.8%) | 13/2414 (0.5%) | 7/2048 (0.3%) |
| Length of hospital stay | 5 (1–13) | 5 (1–14) | 8 (2–18) | 9 (2–19) |
IQR, interquartile range; sBP, systolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; RR, respiratory rate; GCS. Glasgow coma scale; RTS, revised trauma score; AIS, abbreviated injury scale; ISS, injury severity score; TRISS, trauma and injury severity score; FAST, focused assessment with sonography for trauma; TAE, transcatheter arterial embolization; ED, emergency department.
Missing: Gender = 1, ISS = 448, FAST = 336, Blood transfusion = 220, Mortality in ED = 6, Mortality in hospital = 853, Discharged place = 897 and Length of hospital stay = 859.