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.