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. 2022 Dec 16;13(1):1–5. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2022.11.002

Table 3.

Condition of the patient, management given, and average number of days the patient stayed in the hospital from March 2020 to April 2021, Jimma Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 357).

Variables Category Frequency Percent
Treatment at initial HF Yes 207 58.0
No 150 42.0
Type of treatment given initially Basic FA 36 10.1
Resuscitation 57 16.0
Analgesia 81 22.7
Antibiotics 39 10.9
Condition of the patient at ED Stable 171 47.9
Unstable 180 50.4
Died on arrival 6 1.7
The care given in ED Resuscitation 174 48.7
Analgesia 132 37.0
Wound care 21 5.9
Antibiotics 30 8.4
Place where patient kept at ED Triage 129 36.1
Red area 138 38.7
Front evaluation 63 17.6
Other* 27 7.6
Type of treatment given Conservative 33 9.2
Surgical 255 71.4
Medical 69 19.3
Type of Ward Orthopedics 85 33.3
Surgery 112 43.9
ICU 58 22.8
Mental status (GCS) of the victim 13-15 174 48.7
9-12 132 37
3-8 51 14.3
Length of Hospital stay(in days) ≤14 158 62.2
15-24 52 20.2
25-34 32 12.6
≥35 13 5

*Others: Those victims who were kept in waiting areas and had yellow category.

Note: HF; Health facility, ED; Emergency department, FA; First Aid, GCS; Glasgow Coma Scale.