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.