Table 3.
Injury characteristics
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Transport to emergency department | |
| Ambulance | 74 (71.2) |
| Ambulatory | 30 (28.8) |
| GCS score at the scene of the accident | |
| 13–15 | 77 (74.0) |
| 9–12 | 3 (2.9) |
| 3–8 | 2 (1.9) |
| Unknown | 22 (21.2) |
| Primary unconsciousness | |
| Yes | 33 (31.7) |
| No | 54 (51.9) |
| Unknown | 17 (16.3) |
| Traumatic brain injuries (ICD-10) | |
| Concussion (S06.0) | 86 (82.7) |
| Diffuse traumatic brain injury (S06.2) | 3 (2.9) |
| Brain contusion (S06.3) | 7 (6.7) |
| Epidural hemorrhage (S06.4) | 1 (1.0) |
| Traumatic subdural hemorrhage (S06.5) | 7 (6.7) |
| Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (S06.6) | 7 (6.7) |
| Cranial fractures | |
| Yes | 22 (21.2) |
| Cranial | 10 (45.5) |
| Maxillofacial | 9 (40.9) |
| Both | 3 (13.6) |
| No | 82 (78.8) |
| Other fractures | |
| Yes | 3 (2.9) |
| Upper extremity | 2 (66.6) |
| Rib | 1 (33.3) |
| No | 101 (97.1) |
| Radiological imaging | |
| Yes | 82 (78.8) |
| CT | 80 (97.6) |
| MRI | 2 (2.4) |
| No | 22 (21.2) |
| Imaging | |
| Imaging negative | 64 (78.0) |
| Imaging positive | 16 (19.5) |
| Imaging positive requiring neurosurgical treatment | 2 (2.4) |
| Length of hospital stay | |
| < 4 h | 49 (47.1) |
| 4–24 h | 38 (36.5) |
| 1–7 days | 14 (13.5) |
| > 7 days | 3 (2.9) |
GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale