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. 2021 Jan 22;6(1):e000634. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000634

Table 2.

Injuries, radioimaging and subspecialty consultations

All injuries
(n=63)
Orthopedic
(n=18)
Facial
(n=30)
Cranial
(n=15)
P values
Injuries
ISS 8.79±4.63 7.67±4.06 8.77±3.40 10.20±6.86 0.40
Concussion, n (%) 7 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.3) 6 (40.0) <0.001
Intracranial bleed, n (%)* 7 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (46.7) <0.001
TBI, n (%) 2 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (13.3) 0.04
Any fracture, n (%) 38 (60.3) 12 (66.7) 23 (76.7) 3 (20.0) 0.001
Lower extremity fracture 6 (9.5) 6 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) <0.001
Upper extremity fracture 4 (6.3) 3 (16.7) 1 (3.3) 0 (0.0) 0.10
Facial fracture 27 (42.9) 1 (5.6) 23 (76.7) 3 (20.0) <0.001
Spine or rib fracture 2 (3.2) 2 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.08
Radioimaging
Any X-ray 38 (6.3) 16 (88.9) 15 (50.0) 7 (46.7) 0.01
Any non-contrast CT 61 (96.8) 18 (100.0) 30 (100.0) 13 (86.7) 0.04
Any contrast CT 10 (15.9) 2 (11.1) 3 (10.0) 5 (33.3) 0.12
Any MRI 2 (3.2) 1 (5.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7) 0.39
Subspecialty consultation
Total number of consults 1.63±0.97 1.67±1.19 1.57±0.82 1.73±1.03 0.90
Trauma, n (%) 47 (74.6) 13 (72.2) 22 (73.3) 12 (80.0) 0.86
Orthopedic trauma, n (%) 8 (12.7) 8 (44.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) <0.001
Otolaryngology, n (%) 21 (33.3) 1 (5.6) 15 (50.0) 5 (33.3) 0.007
Ophthalmology, n (%) 18 (28.6) 2 (11.1) 14 (46.7) 2 (13.3) 0.01
Neurosurgery, n (%) 14 (22.2) 1 (5.6) 4 (13.3) 9 (60.0) <0.001
Orthopedic hand, n (%) 7 (11.1) 6 (33.3) 1 (3.3) 0 (0.0) 0.002
Plastics, n (%) 10 (15.9) 2 (11.1) 7 (23.3) 1 (6.7) 0.29
Orthopedic spine, n (%) 2 (3.2) 1 (5.6) 1 (3.3) 0 (0.0) 0.67

*Intracranial head bleeds including subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, and intraventricular hemorrhage.

ISS, Injury Severity Score; TBI, traumatic brain injury.