Table 3 Hospital Interventions & Outcomes (N = 1328) a,b,c
Variable | <1 year | 1 to 4 years | 5 to 9 years | 10–14 years | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 23) | (n = 454) | (n = 450) | (n = 401) | ||
Imaging Performed (n = 1328) | |||||
Yes (n = 707; 53.23%) | 12 (52.2%) | 178 (39.2%) | 215 (47.8%) | 302 (75.3%) | |
No (n = 621; 46.76%) | 11 (47.8%) | 276 (60.8%) | 235 (52.2%) | 99 (24.7%) | < 0.001 |
Positive Trauma Findings Amongst Those with Imaging (n = 707) | |||||
Yes (n = 261; 36.91%) | 5 (41.7%) | 60 (33.7%) | 78 (36.3%) | 118 (39.1%) | |
No /Unknown (n = 446; 63.08) | 7 (58.3%) | 118 (66.3%) | 137 (63.7%) | 184 (60.9%) | 0.672 |
Emergency Department Interventions (n = 666; 50.15%) | |||||
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Trauma Resuscitation (n = 6; 0.90%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (1.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | < 0.0001 |
Fracture Management (n = 319; 47.9%) | 1 (25.00%) | 70 (31.0%) | 90 (39.3%) | 158 (76.3%) | |
Wound Management (n = 303; 45.50%) | 2 (50.0%) | 139 (61.5%) | 119 (52.0%) | 43 (20.8%) | |
Fracture + Wound Management (n = 5; 0.75%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.9%) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (1.0%) | |
Activated Charcoal (n = 1; 0.15%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Child Protective Services (n = 7; 1.05%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (3.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Antibiotics (n = 25; 3.75%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.8%) | 18 (7.9%) | 3 (1.4%) | |
Systemic Analgesia (n = 649; 48.87%) | 4 (57.1%) | 183 (64.2%) | 207 (71.4%) | 255 (89.8%) | |
Hospital Disposition (n = 1297) | |||||
Hospital Admission (n = 19) | 0 (0%) | 11 (2.4%) | 5 (1.1%) | 3 (0.7%) | p < 0.0001 |
Admission to Surgery (n = 82) | 6 (27.3%) | 23 (5.1%) | 32 (7.3%) | 21 (5.2%) | |
Mortality (n = 6) | 1 (4.5%) | 4 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
Treated and Discharged or Referred to Specialist (n = 1190) | 15 (68.2%) | 407 (91.5%) | 404 (91.6%) | 364 (93.6%) | |