Table 4 Injury pattern and characteristics of RTA adult victims
Variables | Categories | Survival status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Censored (339)Â no. (%) | Death (63)Â no. (%) | Total (402)Â no. (%) | ||
Polytraumaa | Yes | 30(8.9) | 34(54) | 64(16) |
No | 309(91.1) | 29(46) | 338(84) | |
Injured body parts | Extremity | 173(51) | 8(13) | 181(45) |
Abdomen | 18(5.3) | 7(11.1) | 25(6) | |
Chest | 15(4.4) | 13(21) | 28(7) | |
Head | 96(28.3) | 32(51) | 128(32) | |
Others | 36(11) | 2(3.2) | 38(10) | |
Visceral organ injury | Yes | 4 (1.2) | 15(24) | 19(4.7) |
No | 335(98.8) | 48(76) | 383(95.3) | |
presence of bleeding | Yes | 144(42.5) | 26(41.3) | 170(42.3) |
No | 195(57.5) | 37(58.7) | 232(57.7) | |
Bone fracture | Yes | 115(33.9) | 52(82.5) | 167(41.5) |
No | 223(59.1) | 11(17.5) | 234(58.5) | |
Identified fractured bone | Extremity | 70(60.3) | 2(3.8) | 72(42.7) |
Rib | 2(1.8) | 13(25) | 15(8.7) | |
Skull | 33 (28.4) | 31(59.7) | 64(38.3) | |
Multiple | 11 (9.5) | 6(11.5) | 17(10.0) | |
Injury severity Score | < 5 | 2(0.7) | 19(30.2) | 21(5.2) |
5–7 | 7(2.0) | 22(34.9) | 29(7.2) | |
≥ 7 | 330(97.3) | 22(34.9) | 352(87.6) | |