Table 1 Background and injury patterns of injured patients comparing to referral status
Whole cohort n = 317 (%) | Self-referred n = 110(%) | Facility referred n = 207 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean, CI) | 30 (29.02 – 32.78) | 29 (26.7 – 33.06) | 31 (29.1 – 33.78) |
Male | 29 (27.87 – 31.85) | 28 (24.95 – 32.35) | 30 (28.05 – 32.8) |
Female | 34 (29.86 – 39.54) | 33 (26.64 – 39.41) | 36 (28.75 – 43.46) |
Male patients | 249 (78) | 79 (71.8) | 170 (82.1) * |
Injured outside of Addis Ababa | 158 (49.8) | 4 (3.6) | 154 (74.4) ** |
Ambulance transported | 123 (38.8) | 2 (1.8) | 121 (58.5) ** |
Time from injury to ED arrival, hrs, (median, IQR) | 4 (10 min – 96) | 2 (10 min – 72) | 7 (25 min – 96) ** |
< 1 | 26 (8.2) | 21 (19.1) | 5 (2.4) |
1–11 | 196 (61.2) | 80 (72.7) | 116 (56) |
12-n23 | 25 (7.9) | 2 (1.8) | 23 (11.1) |
≥ 24 | 63 (19.9) | 4 (3.6) | 59 (28.5) |
GCS scored 15 | 271 (85.5) | 102 (92.7) | 169 (81.6) ** |
Revised trauma score | * | ||
Delayed | 261 (82.3) | 102 (92.7) | 159 (76.8) |
Urgent | 30 (9.5) | 5 (4.5) | 25 (12.1) |
Immediate | 26 (8.2) | 3 (2.7) | 23 (11.1) |
Mechanism of injury | |||
Pedestrian RTI | 110 (34.7) | 33 (30) | 77 (37.2) |
Other type of RTI | 32 (10.1) | 7 (6.4) | 25 (12.1) |
Fall | 76 (24.0) | 34 (30.9) | 42 (20.3) |
Stabbing and sharp cut | 33 (10.4) | 12 (10.9) | 21 (10.1) |
Other | 66 (20.8) | 24 (21.8) | 42 (20.3) |
Anatomical site of injury | * | ||
Limb | 149 (47.0) | 61 (55.5) | 88 (42.5) |
Head and spinal cord | 120 (37.9) | 39 (35.5) | 81 (39.1) |
Chest and Abdomen | 33 (10.4) | 9 (8.2) | 24 (11.6) |
Polytrauma | 15 (4.7) | 1 (0.9) | 14 (6.8) |