Table 1.
Comparison of both crisis (Social and COVID) with the baseline period 2018–2019
| Social crisis (weeks 7-19) mean (SD) | Baseline (weeks 7-19) mean (SD) | P valuea | COVID crisis (weeks 27-35) mean (SD) | Baseline (weeks 27-35) mean (SD) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total ED visits | 3783 (363.4) | 4257 (149.0) | < 0.001 | 2729 (841.6) | 4271 (105.7) | < 0.001 |
| Blunt Trauma admissions | 12.9 (6.4) | 22.9 (4.7) | < 0.001 | 14.2 (4.8) | 23.3 (6.3) | 0.004 |
| Penetrating Trauma admissions | 9.8 (6.5) | 11.6 (4.7) | 0.43 | 14.0 (3.2) | 9.3 (3.0) | 0.006 |
| Ageb | 32 (3.5) | 31 (3.8) | 0.31 | 32 (4.1) | 32 (3.9) | 0.33 |
| ISSb | 13 (2,1) | 14 (3.1) | 0.25 | 14 (2.9) | 14 (3.3) | 0.37 |
| Prehospital careb | 5,1 (3.5) | 5.7 (4.0) | 0.21 | 6.1 (3.8) | 5.2 (3.5) | 0.14 |
| Operative Trauma cases | 8.9 (3.5) | 18.6 (3.0) | < 0.001 | 11.3 (3.3) | 19.4 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
| Damage control surgery | 2.9 (4.5) | 3.0 (3.5) | 0.56 | 2.6 (3.8) | 2.2 (3.1) | 0.45 |
| Trauma deaths | .89 (.55) | .76 (.72) | 0.76 | 1.1 (1.9) | .89 (.92) | 0.76 |
| Trauma mortality rate (Trauma deaths/Trauma cases) | .043 (.033) | .026 (.018) | .11 | .036(.058) | .041(.077) | .90 |
SD Standard deviation, ISS Injury severity score
aT-Test was adjusted to assess the differences between the two time periods, both the baseline (2018–2019) and the crisis period (2019–2020). Significance level at 0.05.
bVariable referring to hospitalized patients