- Demographics and characteristics of pediatric trauma patients (N=605).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <1 | 56 (9.3) |
| 1-5 | 251 (41.5) |
| 6-10 | 199 (32.9) |
| 11-14 | 99 (16.4) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 418 (69.1) |
| Female | 187 (30.9) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 493 (81.5) |
| Non-Saudi | 112 (18.5) |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Fall from a height | 253 (41.8) |
| Blunt trauma | 86 (14.2) |
| Motor vehicle collision | 66 (10.9) |
| Burn | 60 (9.9) |
| Penetrating wound | 52 (8.6) |
| Not mentioned | 88 (14.5) |
| Body part involved | |
| Extremities | 357 (59) |
| Head | 210 (34.7) |
| Chest | 57 (9.4) |
| Neck | 31 (5.1) |
| Pelvis | 27 (4.5) |
| Abdominal organs | 25 (4.1) |
| Back | 14 (2.3) |
| Eye | 9 (1.5) |
| Time of presentation after accident | |
| Less than 24h | 395 (65.3) |
| More than 24h | 38 (6.3) |
| Not mentioned | 172 (28.4) |
| Method of transfer | |
| EMS | 234 (38.7) |
| Family car | 154 (25.5) |
| Transfer from another hospital | 10 (1.7) |
| Not mentioned | 207 (34.2) |
| Admission unit | |
| Surgical ward | 458 (75.7) |
| Discharged from ER | 93 (15.4) |
| Burn unit | 60 (9.9) |
| ICU | 32 (5.3) |
| Cross-sectional imaging | |
| CT | 204 (33.7) |
| MRI | 6 (1.0) |
| No imaging | 395 (65.3) |
| Outcome | |
| Stable | 558 (92.2) |
| DAMA | 36 (6.0) |
| Died | 6 (1.0) |
| Unstable | 5 (0.8) |
DAMA: discharged against medical advice, EMS: emergency medical services, ER: emergency room, ICU: intensive care unit, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging