Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* n = 607 |
---|---|
Median age, yr (IQR) | 55 (37–70) |
Male | 415 (68.4) |
Mechanism of injury | |
Fall | 234 (38.6) |
Motor vehicle collision | 138 (22.7) |
Struck by motor vehicle as pedestrian | 111 (18.3) |
Struck by motor vehicle as cyclist | 44 (7.2) |
Assault (blunt trauma) | 23 (3.8) |
Motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle collision | 23 (3.8) |
Other† | 34 (5.6) |
Isolated head injury | 57 (9.4) |
Finding on initial head CT | |
Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 325 (53.5) |
Subdural hematoma | 280 (46.1) |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 218 (35.9) |
Skull fracture/pneumocephalus | 124 (20.4) |
Intraventricular hemorrhage | 48 (7.9) |
Epidural hematoma | 36 (5.9) |
Concomitant other injuries | |
Face + neck | 281 (46.3) |
Thorax | 240 (39.5) |
Abdomen/pelvis | 61 (10.0) |
Spine | 186 (30.6) |
Upper extremity | 212 (34.9) |
Lower extremity | 167 (27.5) |
External/burns/other | 19 (3.1) |
Median Injury Severity Score (IQR) | 17 (14–24) |
Total Injury Severity Score | |
1–15 | 197 (32.4) |
16–25 | 274 (45.1) |
> 25 | 133 (21.9) |
Missing | 3 (0.5) |
Initial Glasgow Coma Scale score | |
15 | 374 (61.6) |
14 | 185 (30.5) |
13 | 48 (7.9) |
Alcohol consumption (n = 392) | |
No | 316 (80.6) |
Yes, beyond legal limit | 60 (15.3) |
Yes, trace limit | 16 (4.1) |