Table 2.
Pre-pandemic and pandemic injury characteristics of the patients
| Pre-pandemic | Pandemic | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries, n (%) | |||
| Blunt trauma | 1044 (69.4) | 323 (54.6) | < 0.001 |
| Penetrating trauma | 425 (28.2) | 261 (44.1) | < 0.001 |
| Burn | 36 (2.4) | 8 (1.4) | 0.134 |
| Occupational accident | 137 (9.1) | 62 (10.5) | 0.335 |
| Fractures | 284 (18.9) | 103 (17.4) | 0.434 |
| Open fractures | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.7) | 0.143 |
| Dislocations | 8 (0.5) | 9 (1.5) | 0.023 |
| Mechanism of injury, n (%) | |||
| Fall from ground level | 449 (29.8) | 160 (27) | 0.202 |
| Fall from height | 29 (1.9) | 30 (5.1) | < 0.001 |
| Motorcycle accident | 43 (2.9) | 40 (6.8) | < 0.001 |
| Motor vehicle accident | 74 (4.9) | 19 (3.2) | 0.087 |
| Pedestrian accident | 79 (5.2) | 12 (2) | 0.001 |
| Gunshot wounds | 16 (1.1) | 11 (1.9) | 0.146 |
| Penetrating object–related injury | 270 (17.9) | 93 (15.7) | 0.224 |
| Sports related injury | 9 (0.6) | 2 (0.3) | 0.458 |
| Direct blow | 87 (5.8) | 31 (5.2) | 0.626 |
| Electrocution injury | 4 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 0.682 |
| Animal bites | 17 (1.1) | 91 (15.4) | < 0.001 |
| Burns | 36 (2.4) | 8 (1.4) | 0.134 |
| Bicycle accident | 7 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 0.322 |
| Hit(ten by) something | 389 (25.8) | 94 (15.9) | < 0.001 |
| Region of injury, n (%) | |||
| Multiple trauma | 325 (21.6) | 62 (10.5) | < 0.001 |
| Head | 178 (11.8) | 80 (13.5) | 0.290 |
| Maxillofacial | 275 (18.3) | 99 (16.7) | 0.404 |
| Cervical | 8 (0.5) | 5 (0.8) | 0.411 |
| Thorax | 112 (7.4) | 38 (6.4) | 0.413 |
| Abdomen | 16 (1.1) | 7 (1.2) | 0.813 |
| Upper limb | 341 (22.7) | 162 (27.4) | 0.023 |
| Lower limb | 177 (11.8) | 112 (18.9) | < 0.001 |
| Vertebra | 62 (4.1) | 23 (3.9) | 0.806 |
| Pelvis | 6 (0.4) | 4 (0.7) | 0.407 |
| Genital region | 5 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0.160 |
| Location of accident, n (%) | |||
| Home | 459 (30.5) | 192 (32.4) | 0.389 |
| Street | 793 (52.7) | 277 (46.8) | 0.015 |
| School | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.8) | 0.011 |
| Park/playground | 36 (2.4) | 37 (6.2) | < 0.001 |
| Sports field | 29 (1.9) | 5 (0.8) | 0.077 |
| Workplace | 128 (8.5) | 50 (8.4) | 0.965 |
| Unspecified | 58 (3.9) | 26 (4.4) | 0.572 |
*Chi-square test, p < 0.05 considered significant