Table 3

Logistic regression model of overtriage of youth with minor Injury

OR estimate95% Wald confidence limits
Patient factorsAge*1.091.011.17
Female0.690.411.14
Black*1.951.113.42
Other race1.080.522.28
Hispanic1.310.692.47
Uninsured0.740.242.21
Medicaid*1.761.052.92
ICISS0.01<0.001>999.99
Nature of injuryFractures of the skull, neck, or trunk*4.591.3615.51
(Reference: other fractures)Internal injury*7.782.5224.00
Open wound*5.261.4019.78
Burns16.290.69383.12
Other injury*5.971.4225.05
Mechanisms of injuryCut1.630.299.15
(Reference: falls)Fire0.950.0421.63
Firearm*11.992.3960.03
Motor vehicle traffic*2.251.034.90
Transport2.080.984.44
Natural/environmental0.140.0151.28
Struck by/against1.060.482.36
Other mechanism0.360.034.80
Hospital factorsTeaching1.790.963.36
(Reference: not for profit)For profit*6.703.4213.15
Public*3.441.746.80
  • *Statistically significant at the α=0.05 level.

  • ICISS, ICD-9-CM Injury Severity Score.