Table 1 Demographic features, pre-hospital data and clinical characteristics of pedestrians and motor vehicle occupants involved in road traffic collisions
From: Injury pattern, outcome and characteristics of severely injured pedestrian
Pedestrians (n = 4435) | Motor vehicle occupants (n = 16,042) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
General data | Women (%) | 42 | 34 |
Mean age (years) | 49.1 (+/− 25.0) | 38.7 (+/− 19.4) | |
Mortality (%) | 21,7 | 12,3 | |
Regional injury severity | Head trauma (AIS ≥3) (%) | 56.6 | 40.7 |
Chest trauma (AIS ≥3) (%) | 42.8 | 60.1 | |
Abdominal trauma (AIS ≥3) (%) | 12.0 | 20.8 | |
Extremities (including pelvis, AIS ≥3) (%) | 44.8 | 40.8 | |
Pre-hospital setting | Collision scene to hospital time (min) | 61 (+/− 35) | 78 (+/− 36) |
On-scene time (min) | 25 (+/− 14) | 37 (+/− 21) | |
In hospital treatment and clinical course | Time in the emergency room (min) | 70 (+/− 44) | 73 (+/− 45) |
Blood transfusion rate (%) | 26.2 | 24.2 | |
Surgery (%) | 81.2 | 85.3 | |
Time of ventilation (days) | 6.4 (+/− 11) | 6.2 (+/− 10.6) | |
ICU length of stay (days) | 10.4 (+/−14.0) | 10.2 (+/−12.6) | |
Hospital length of stay (days) | 23.4 (+/−24.0) | 24.0 (+/− 24.0) |