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Table 3 Demographic characteristics and hospital information of the patients

From: Designing and conducting initial application of a performance assessment model for in-hospital trauma care

Variable

Frequency (%)

Gender

 Male

161(80.5)

 Female

39(19.5)

Mechanism

 The collision of vehicles with pedestrian

100(50)

 The collision of vehicles with each other

42(21)

 The collision of the vehicle with a motorcycle

25(12.5)

 The vehicle and motorcycle overturning

15(7.5)

 Other

18 (9)

Location of injury

 Head and face

67 (33.5)

 Arms and hands

33(16.5)

 Neck

19(9.5)

 Chest and abdomen

3(1.5)

 Posterior trunk (the back and spine)

5(2.5)

 Pelvis

7(3.5)

 General weakness

10(5)

 Multiple trauma

44(22)

Triage level

 Level 1

12(6.06)

 Level 2

44(22.22)

 Level 3

142(71.72)

Documentation

 Completeness of the patient document

87(43.5)

 T record

91(45.5)

 SO2 record

43(21.5)

 PR record

14(7)

 RR record

43(21.5)

 BP record

20(10)

 GCS record

170(85)

Some clinical procedures

 Pulse oximetry

182(91)

 Chest tube

6(3)

 Intubation

5(2.5)

 Muscular skeletal checking

188(94)

 DPL

3(1.5)

 Fracture fixation

29(14.5)

 Blood transfusions and blood products

20(10)

 Outpatient surgery

62(31)

 Heparin and enoxaparin injection

4(2)

Outcome

 Discharge with medical advice

104(52)

 Discharge against medical advice

9(4.5)

 Escape

2(1)

 Dispatch to another medical center

56(28)

 Hospitalization in inpatient wards

27(13.5)

 Hospitalization in incentive unit care

2(1)

Paraclinical services

 CT scan

59(31.72)

 CXR

67(36.02)

 FAST

115(61.82)

 Abdominal and pelvic ultrasound

2(1.07)

 ECG

5(2.68)

  1. T Temperature, SO2 Saturation of Oxygen, PR Prothrombin Ratio, RR Respiratory Rate, BP Blood Pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, DPL Diagnostic peritoneal lavage, CT Computerized tomography, CXR Chest X-Ray, FAST Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, ECG Electrocardiogram