Entire Cohort n = 654 | Minority Children n = 361 | White Children n = 293 | p-value | |
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Age (years)* | 8.0 [4.0–13.0] | 8.4 [4.0–13.0] | 8.0 [3.5–12.5] | p = 0.027 |
Gender (male) | 434 (66.4%) | 193 (65.9%) | 241 (66.8%) | p = 0.876 |
Estimated Household Income Below Poverty Level (yes) | 165 (25.3%) | 152 (42.1%) | 13 (4.4%) | p < 0.001 |
Trauma Activation (full) | 102 (15.6%) | 67 (18.6%) | 35 (11.9%) | p = 0.027 |
Trauma Type | p < 0.001 | |||
Blunt | 589 (90.1%) | 308 (85.3%) | 281 (95.9%) | |
Penetrating | 62 (9.5%) | 50 (13.9%) | 12 (4.1%) | |
Thermal | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Intentional Trauma (yes) | 77 (11.8%) | 64 (17.7%) | 13 (4.4%) | p < 0.001 |
ISS# | 4 [1–9] | 2 [1–9] | 5 [1–10] | p < 0.001 |
GCS$ | 15 [15–15] | 15 [15–15] | 15 [15–15] | p = 0.917 |
Mechanism of Injury^ | p < 0.001 | |||
Pedestrian** | 172 (26.3%) | 133 (36.9%) | 39 (13.3%) | |
Motor Vehicle Accident | 125 (19.1%) | 65 (18.0%) | 60 (20.5%) | |
Fall (estimated < 10 ft)** | 82 (12.5%) | 27 (7.5%) | 55 (18.8%) | |
Gunshot Wound** | 57 (8.7%) | 50 (13.9%) | 7 (2.4%) | |
Fall (estimated > 10 ft) | 54 (8.3%) | 31 (8.6%) | 23 (7.8%) | |
Recreational Vehicle | 50 (7.6%) | 6 (1.7%) | 44 (15.0%) | |
Sports** | 48 (7.3%) | 14 (3.9%) | 34 (11.6%) | |
Assault | 29 (4.4%) | 19 (5.3%) | 10 (3.4%) | |
Other | 31 (4.7%) | 12 (3.3%) | 19 (6.5%) |