Table 1

Patient demographics

ParameterMean or proportion
Demographics
 Male, n (%)2220 (74.0)
 Age, mean (SD)42.5 (18.8)
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian2058 (68.8)
 African American445 (14.9)
 Asian42 (1.4)
 Other445 (14.9)
Mechanism, n (%)
 MVC2078 (69.5)
 MCC343 (11.5)
 Pedestrian struck255 (8.6)
 Fall194 (6.5)
 Other120 (4.0)
Injury data
 ISS, mean (SD)34.7 (12.5)
 ISS >16, n (%)2477 (96.5)
Admission physiology
 HR, mean (SD)102 (24.3)
 RR, mean (SD)21 (6.7)
 Temperature (°C), mean (SD)36 (2.1)
 GCS, mean (SD)11.2 (5.1)
 SBP (mm Hg), mean (SD)122 (29.5)
 SBP <90 (mm Hg), n (%)266 (12.6)
Other
 Hospital LOS, n (SD)18.9 (17.9)
 ICU LOS, n (SD)12.2 (11.7)
 ICU admission, n (%)2537 (84.8)
  • GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; HR, heart rate; ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LOS, length of stay; MCC, Motor Cycle Collision; MVC, motor vehicle collision; RR, respiratory rate.