Table 4 Characteristics of Road Traffic Injury Patients (N = 78) a,b
| Variable |
Pedestrian Struck (n = 37) | Vehicle Collision (n = 41) |
Total RTA (n = 78) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 31 (83.8%) | 18 (43.9%) | 49 (62.8%) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 6 (16.2%) | 23 (56.1%) | 29 (37.2%) | |
| Age | ||||
| < 1 | 0 (0%) | 2 (4.9%) | 2 (2.6%) | 0.002 |
| 1 to 4 years | 3 (8.1%) | 15 (36.6%) | 18 (23.1%) | |
| 5 to 9 years | 20 (54.0%) | 8 (19.5%) | 28 (35.9%) | |
| 10–14 years | 14 (37.8%) | 16 (39.0%) | 30 (38.5%) | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Bahraini | 25 (67.6%) | 33 (80.5%) | 58 (74.4%) | 0.192 |
| Non-Bahraini | 12 (32.4%) | 8 (19.5%) | 20 (25.6%) | |
| Hospital | ||||
| Salmaniya Medical Complex | 14 (37.8%) | 11 (26.8%) | 25 (32%) | 0.582 |
| Bahrain Defense Force Hospital | 20 (54%) | 26 (63.4%) | 46 (59%) | |
| King Hamad University Hospital | 3 (8.1%) | 4 (9.8%) | 7 (9%) | |
| Ambulance utilization (n = 74) | ||||
| Yes | 7 (20%) | 14 (35.9%) | 21 (28.4%) | 0.13 |
| No | 28 (80%) | 25 (64.1%) | 53 (71.6%) | |
| Glasgow Coma Scale Category (n = 70) | ||||
| Mild (13 to 15) | 32 (94.2%) | 35 (97.2%) | 67 (95.7%) | 0.583 |
| Moderate (9 to 12) | 1 (2.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.4%) | |
| Severe (6 to 8) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (%) | |
| Very Severe (3 to 5) | 1 (2.9%) | 1 (2.8%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
| Pulse (n = 57) | ||||
| Abnormal | 5 (19.2%) | 6 (19.3%) | 11 (19.3) | 0.991 |
| Normal | 21 (80.7%) | 25 (80.6%) | 46 (80.7%) | |
| Respiratory Rate (n = 48) | ||||
| Abnormal | 9 (40.9%) | 13 (50%) | 22 (45.8%) | 0.529 |
| Normal | 13 (59.1%) | 13 (50%) | 26 (54.2%) | |
| SaO2 (n = 55) | ||||
| Abnormal | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Normal | 24 (100%) | 31 (100%) | 55 (100%) | |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (n = 55) | ||||
| Abnormal | 12 (48%) | 19 (63.3%) | 31 (56.4%) | 0.254 |
| Normal | 13 (52%) | 11 (36.7%) | 24 (43.6%) | |
| Febrile (n = 56) | ||||
| Yes | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.1%) | 1 (1.8%) | 0.382 |
| No | 24 (100%) | 31 (96.9%) | 55 (98.2%) | |
| Age Specific Pediatric Trauma Score (ASPTS) (n = 48) | ||||
| ASPTS < 10 | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.1) | 0.292 |
| Imaging done | ||||
| yes | 28 (75.7%) | 18 (43.9%) | 46 (59%) | 0.004 |
| No | 9 (24.3%) | 23 (56.1%) | 32 (41%) | |
| Trauma Related Imaging findings (n = 261) | ||||
| Yes | 9 (32.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | 13 (28.3%) | 0.466 |
| No / Unknown | 19 (67.9%) | 14 (77.8%) | 33 (71.7%) | |
| ED Interventions (n = 36) | ||||
| ACLS/Trauma Resuscitation | 2 (10.5%) | 2 (11.8%) | 4 (11.1%) | 0.823 |
| Fracture / Wound Management | 5 (26.3%) | 3 (17.6%) | 8 (22.2%) | |
| Systemic Analgesia | 12 (63.2%) | 12 (70.6%) | 24 (66.7%) | |
| Hospital Disposition (n = 19) | ||||
| Hospital Admission | 2 (5.7%) | 2 (5.1%) | 4 (5.4%) | 0.911 |
| Admission to Surgery | 7 (20.0%) | 5 (12.8%) | 12 (16.2%) | 0.403 |
| Mortality | 1 (2.7%) | 2 (4.9%) | 3 (3.8%) | 0.618 |