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Table 1 Characteristics of trauma children.

From: Effect of under triage on early mortality after major pediatric trauma: a registry-based propensity score matching analysis

Characteristics

N = 1143

Missing value, N (%)

Age, years (mean, SD)

10 ± 5

0

Age, N (%)

  

 0–2

75 (7)

 

 2–6

175 (15)

 

 6–10

216 (19)

 

 10–15

680 (59)

 

Sex male, N (%)

745 (65)

0

Mechanism of injury, N (%)

 

10 (1)

 Road traffic accident

401 (35)

 

 Falls

582 (51)

 

 Stabbing, gunshot

13 (1)

 

 Hit by object or person

120 (11)

 

Mountain accidents

449 (39)

 

 Skiing accidents

335 (29)

 

Helicopter transport, N (%)

467 (41)

45 (5)

Prehospital GCS, N (%)

 

252 (22)

 15–14

688 (77)

 

 13–9

107 (12)

 

 8–3

99 (11)

 

Prehospital SBP, mean (SD)

116 (21)

421 (37)

Prehospital SBP < 70 + 2 × age, N (%)

25 (2)

 

Prehospital oxygen saturation < 90%, N (%)

27 (2)

477 (42)

ISS, mean (SD)

12 (10)

16 (1)

ISS, N (%)

  

 < 16

733 (65)

 

 16–24

229 (20)

 

 25–34

128 (11)

 

 > 34

40 (4)

 

Overall AIS score ≥ 3, number (%)

644 (56)

16 (1)

 Head AIS ≥ 3

295 (26)

 

 Chest AIS ≥ 3

212 (19)

 

Abdomen AIS ≥ 3

144 (13)

 

Limbs AIS ≥ 3

184 (16)

 

Multiple AIS score ≥ 3, number (%)

  

 2

130 (11)

 

 ≥ 3

33 (3)

 
  1. GCS Glasgow coma scale, SBP systolic blood pressure, ISS Injury Severity Score, AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale