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. 2020 Oct 13;91(1-2):68–72. doi: 10.1111/ans.16375

Table 1.

Patient and injury demographics

2019, n (%) 2020, n (%) P‐value
Total emergency operations 173 146
Total patients 159 135
Male 97 (61.0) 81 (55.4) 0.86
Mean age (years) 46.5 46.2 0.93
Median age (years) 48.0 47.5 0.84
Motor vehicle accident 9 (5.2) 7 (4.8) 0.87
Motorbike accident 9 (5.2) 4 (2.7) 0.27
Cyclist 5 (2.9) 16 (11.0) 0.003
Pedestrian 2 (1.2) 2 (1.4) 0.86
Fall from standing 60 (34.5) 43 (29.5) 0.32
Fall from height 20 (11.6) 18 (12.3) 0.83
Traumatic wound 20 (11.6) 19 (13.0) 0.69
Post‐operative complication 3 (1.7) 1 (0.7) 0.38
Sporting injury 24 (13.9) 7 (4.8) 0.004
Work‐related injury 9 (5.2) 12 (8.2) 0.39
Multi‐trauma 22 (12.7) 13 (8.9) 0.27