Table 1 Properties modelled by the road traffic injuries model
From: Estimating the health burden of road traffic injuries in Malawi using an individual-based model
Properties modelled | |
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Property name | Description |
rt_road_traffic_inc | Whether this person has been injured in a road traffic crash |
rt_date_inj | The date which this person was injured in a road accident |
rt_date_death_no_med | The date which this person’s mortality is determined if they haven’t sought care, assumed to be a week after their accident |
rt_diagnosed | Whether this person has sought care at a hospital and can progress further into the health system |
rt_med_int | Whether this person is receiving care for their injuries |
rt_in_icu_or_hdu | Whether this person is in an intensive care or high dependency unit |
rt_date_to_remove_daly | The dates in which each of this person’s injuries will heal and the DALY weight associated with each injury can be removed |
rt_in_shock | Whether this person is in shock as a result of their injuries |
rt_polytrauma | Whether this person has two injuries in distinct body regions with an AIS score of 3 or greater |
rt_perm_disability | Whether this person is permanently disabled as a result of their injuries |
rt_recovery_no_med | Whether this person’s injuries healed without the use of the health system |
rt_injury_1, rt_injury_2, rt_injury_3, rt_injury_4, rt_injury_5, rt_injury_6, rt_injury_7, rt_injury_8, | The injuries this person received from their road accident, with the above injuries being stored as codes in these properties |
rt_injury_severity | The severity status of this person’s injuries, none, mild or severe |
rt_ISS_score | The injury severity score of this person |
rt_MAIS_military_score | The maximum military abbreviated injury score associated with this person’s injuries |
rt_disability | The DALY weight associated with this person’s injuries, capped between 0 and 1 |
rt_debugging_DALY_wt | The true DALY weight associated with this person’s injuries, uncapped |
rt_injuries_to_cast | Injuries of this person determined to be treated by fracture cast or sling |
rt_injuries_for_minor_surgery | Injuries of this person determined to be treated with a minor surgery |
rt_injuries_for_minor_surgery | Injuries of this person determined to be treated with a major surgery |
rt_injuries_for_open_fracture_treatment | Injuries of this person determined to be treated with an open fracture treatment plan |
rt_injuries_to_heal_with_time | Injuries which will heal over time without specific interventions |
rt_injuries_left_untreated | The person’s injuries that have been left untreated |
rt_imm_death | Whether this person died on the scene of the crash or not |
rt_death_no_med | Whether this person died without seeking medical care |
rt_post_med_death | Whether this person died from their injuries despite medical intervention |
rt_unavilable_med_death | Whether this person died after seeking medical care due to the unavailability of certain treatments |
rt_death_from_shock | Whether this person died from shock |