Table 1 Comparative profile of children under 18 years of age with known and unknown intent of injury (n = 12,931)
| Patient demographics |
Intent known (n = 8978) |
Intent unknown (n = 3953) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| %(95% CIs)* | %(95% CIs)* | ||
| Gender (n = 12,779) | |||
| Boys | 72.3(71.4, 73.3) | 59.2(58, 61) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 27.7(27, 29) | 40.8(39, 42) | |
| Age groups (n = 12,931) | |||
| Less than 5 years | 17.9(17, 19) | 9.5(8, 10) | <0.001 |
| 5 - 9 years | 19.8(19, 21) | 14(13, 15) | |
| 10 - 14 years | 32.8(32, 34) | 28.8(27, 30) | |
| 15 - l7 years | 29.5(28, 30) | 47.7(46, 49) | |
| Hospital type (n = 12,931) | |||
| Public | 94.8(94, 95) | 92.6(92, 93) | <0.001 |
| Private | 5.2(5, 6) | 7.4(7, 8) | |
| Mode of arrival (n = 12,170) | |||
| Ambulance | 6(5, 6) | 3.8(3, 4) | <0.001 |
| Non-ambulance | 94.0 (93.5, 94.5) | 96.1 (95.5, 96.7) | |
| Nature of injury (n = 8427) | |||
| Soft tissue injuries | 68.0(66.9, 69.1) | 69.5(67.0, 71.8) | <0.001 |
| Fractures/dislocation | 19.4(18.5, 20.4) | 26.8(24.5, 29.2) | |
| Other injuries** | 12.5(11.8, 13.3) | 3.8(3.0, 5.0) | |
| Body parts involved (n = 10,978) | |||
| Head and neck | 35(34, 36) | 30.4(29, 32) | <0.001 |
| Chest and abdomen | 4.6(4, 5) | 6.8(6, 8) | |
| Upper limbs | 26.1(25, 27) | 42.8(41, 45) | |
| Lower limbs | 32.2(31, 33) | 19.9(18, 21) | |
| Others | 2.1(2, 2.4) | 0(0, 0.2) | |
| Disposition (n = 10,612) | |||
| ED discharge | 85.6 (84.8, 86.4) | 74.8 (73.2, 76.3) | <0.001 |
| Admitted | 12.6 (11.8, 13.4) | 24.5 (23.0, 26.0) | |
| LAMA/LWBS | 0.5 (0.36, 0.7) | 0.2 (1.2, 5.1) | |
| Death | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 0.5 (2.7, 7.8) |