Pattern of trauma and patient characteristic among trauma patients admitted to JUSH, August to December 2015
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | % |
| Mechanism of trauma | RTC | 84 | 39.8 |
| Stab injury | 25 | 11.8 | |
| Falling injury | 41 | 19.4 | |
| Stick injury | 34 | 16.1 | |
| Sharp injury | 11 | 5.2 | |
| Others | 10 | 4.7 | |
| Bullet injury | 6 | 2.8 | |
| Intent of injury | Unintentional | 159 | 75.4 |
| Intentional | 47 | 22.3 | |
| Not determined | 5 | 2.4 | |
| System involved | Head | 32 | 15.16 |
| Chest | 14 | 6.6 | |
| Abdomen | 17 | 8 | |
| Musculoskeletal | 111 | 52.6 | |
| Two or more systems | 37 | 17.5 | |
| Position of patients during trauma | Pedestrian | 45 | 53.5 |
| Passenger front sitter | 8 | 9.5 | |
| Passenger back sitter | 7 | 8.3 | |
| Driver | 18 | 21.4 | |
| Extra seat occupant | 6 | 7.1 | |
| BP (mm Hg) | >90/60 | 178 | 84.3 |
| 90/60 | 24 | 11.4 | |
| <90/60 | 9 | 4.3 | |
| GCS score | <8 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 9–12 | 18 | 21.4 | |
| 12–14 | 11 | 5.2 | |
| 15 | 177 | 83.8 | |
| PR (beats per minute) | >100 | 159 | 78.7 |
| <100 | 43 | 21.3 |
BP, blood pressure; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; JUSH, Jimma University Specialized Hospital; PR, pulse rate; RTC, road traffic collision.