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Table 2 Age, accident type and length of hospital stay

From: Early posttraumatic stress symptoms and levels of distress in trauma patients treated in the resuscitation room: an exploratory study

Variables

Total sample

N = 45

Males

n = 35

Females

n = 10

Age (years)

M (SD)

43.3

(17.7)

44.4

(5.4)

41.3

(4.0)

Length of hospital stay (days)

M (SD)

10.7

(7.9)

11.9

(8.3)

6.4

(4.6)

Accident Type

n (%)

Motorcycle accident

15

(33.3)

14

(31.1)

1

(2.2)

Falling accident

10

(22.2)

7

(15.6)

3

(6.6)

Car accident

9

(20)

6

(13.3)

3

(6.7)

Bicycle accident

7

(15.6)

5

(11.1)

2

(4.4)

Other accidentsa

4

(8.9)

3

(6.7)

1

(2.2)

  1. Note.a: Other accident types involved mainly industrial accidents
  2. M Mean, SD Standard Deviation