|
Age, yr (± std)
|
41.6 (± 26.8)
|
43.0 (± 27.2)
|
0.100
|
|
Age groups, n (%)
| | |
0.014
|
|
0–18
|
685 (28.3%)
|
397 (25.9%)
| |
|
19–39
|
556 (22.9%)
|
320 (20.9%)
| |
|
40–59
|
451 (18.6%)
|
309 (20.2%)
| |
|
60–79
|
464 (19.1%)
|
352 (23.0%)
| |
|
> 80
|
267 (11.0%)
|
153 (10.0%)
| |
|
Gender (female), n (%)
|
1122 (46.3)
|
722 (47.2%)
|
0.312
|
|
Medical History
| | | |
|
Cardiac, n (%)
|
148 (8.2%)
|
197 (9.7%)
|
0.054
|
|
Pulmonary n (%)
|
110 (4.6%)
|
149 (9.8%)
|
0.000
|
|
Diabetes, n (%)
|
115 (4.8%)
|
81 (5.3%)
|
0.705
|
|
Dementia, n (%)
|
45 (1.9%)
|
38 (2.5%)
|
0.279
|
|
Psychiatric, n (%)
|
89 (3.7%)
|
94 (6.2%)
|
0.001
|
|
Residential status
| | |
0.438
|
|
Community, n (%)
|
2333 (97.1%)
|
1483 (97%)
| |
|
Nursing home, n (%)
|
53 (2.2%)
|
35 (2.3%)
| |
|
Psychiatric clinic, n (%)
|
9 (0.4%)
|
6 (0.4%)
| |
|
Homeless, n (%)
|
2 (0.1%)
|
4 (0.3%)
| |
|
Rehabilitation center, n (%)
|
6 (0.2%)
|
1 (0.1%)
| |
|
Triage status
| | |
0.002
|
|
T1, n (%)
|
244 (6.1%)
|
124 (8.2%)
| |
|
T2, n (%)
|
278 (11.7%)
|
162 (10.7%)
| |
|
T3, n (%)
|
954 (40.3%
|
560 (37.0%)
| |
|
T4, n (%)
|
891 (37.6%)
|
571 (37.7%)
| |
|
T5, n (%)
|
103 (5.1%)
|
97 (6.4%)
| |
|
Multiple ED admission, n (%)
|
50 (2.1%)
|
65 (4.2%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
HET, n (%)
|
243 (10.1%)
|
177 (11.7%)
|
0.067
|
|
Setting of injury (public area), n (%)
|
1521 (66.2%)
|
871 (58.4%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mechanism of injury
| | |
< 0.001
|
|
Assault/domestic violence, n (%)
|
56 (2.4%)
|
41 (2.7%)
| |
|
Self-inflicted, n (%)
|
35 (1.5%)
|
36 (2.4%)
| |
|
Simple fall, n (%)
|
1140 (48.3%)
|
821 (54.3%)
| |
|
Traffic related, n (%)
|
445 (18.8%)
|
340 (22.5%)
| |
|
Work related, n (%)
|
98 (4.1%)
|
79 (5.2%)
| |
|
Sports related, n (%)
|
588 (24.9%)
|
196 (13.0%)
| |
|
Type of injury
| | |
0.002
|
|
Blunt, n (%)
|
2307 (96.4%)
|
1432 (94.1%)
| |
|
Penetrating, n (%)
|
56 (2.3%)
|
68 (4.5%)
| |
|
Burn (including chemical), n (%)
|
15 (0.6%)
|
9 (0.6%)
| |
|
Blast, n (%)
|
3 (0.1%)
|
0 (0.0%)
| |
|
Other, n (%)
|
13 (0.5%)
|
12 (0.8%)
| |
