Table I.
Comparison of trauma presentations from 27 March 2019 to 27 April 2019 versus 27 March 2020 to 27 April 2020.
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | % change | p-value* | |
| Overall | 174 | 136 | -21% | 0.031 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 96 | 55% | 62 | 46% | -35% | < 0.001 |
| Female | 77 | 45% | 74 | 54% | -4% | |
| Age bands | ||||||
| 16 to 64 | 120 | 69% | 83 | 61% | -31% | < 0.001 |
| > 65 | 54 | 31% | 53 | 39% | -2% | |
| Median age | 44 | 55 | ||||
| Mean age | 49 | 54 | ||||
| Treatment outcome | ||||||
| Admitted | 66 | 38% | 39 | 29% | -40% | 0.002 |
| Discharged | 6 | 4% | 4 | 3% | -33% | |
| Outpatient follow-up | 101 | 58% | 93 | 68% | -8% | |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||||
| Mechanical fall | 61 | 35% | 62 | 46% | + 2% | |
| Sports | 39 | 22% | 15 | 11% | -62% | 0.001 |
| Blunt trauma | 10 | 6% | 8 | 6% | -20% | |
| Road traffic accident | 10 | 6% | 4 | 3% | -60% | |
| Pedestrian | 9 | 5% | 9 | 7% | N/a | |
| Crush injury | 8 | 5% | 4 | 3% | -50% | |
| Unknown | 8 | 5% | 3 | 2% | -63% | |
| Inversion injury | 7 | 4% | 5 | 4% | -29% | |
| Assault | 7 | 4% | 4 | 3% | -43% | |
| Fall down stairs | 5 | 3% | 11 | 8% | + 55% | |
| Other | 7 | 4% | 1 | < 1% | -86% | |
| Fall from height > 2 m | 3 | 1% | 10 | 7% | + 70% | 0.003 |
| Location of injury | ||||||
| Home | 67 | 39% | 81 | 60% | + 17% | |
| Public road | 34 | 20% | 25 | 18% | -26% | |
| Public space | 33 | 19% | 8 | 6% | -76% | 0.001 |
| Unknown | 14 | 8% | 3 | 2% | -79% | |
| Workplace | 11 | 6% | 9 | 7% | -18% | |
| Nursing home | 8 | 5% | 8 | 6% | N/a | |
| Public building | 6 | 3% | 1 | < 1% | -83% | |
| Other | 1 | < 1% | 1 | < 1% | N/a |
*
p-values derived from χ2 tests for independence, p < 0.05 deemed significant.