Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1
The type of motor vehicle and the position of patients during the trauma in patients admitted to Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH) from August to December 2015. RTA, road traffic accident.
Tables
- Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of trauma admissions to Jimma University Specialized Hospital, August to December 2015
Variables Category Frequency % Sex Male 160 75.8 Female 51 24.2 Age 0–10 33 15.6 11–20 53 25.1 21–30 67 31.8 31–40 25 11.8 41–50 16 7.6 51–60 10 4.7 61–70 7 3.3 Region/zone (address) Jimma zone 147 69.7 Ilu Abbor 18 8.5 SNNP 30 14.2 Gambella 6 2.8 Others 10 4.7 SNNP, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People.
- Table 2
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.
- Table 3
Association between predictor variables and outcome of patients admitted due to trauma to JUSH, August to December 2015
Predictor variables Outcome at discharge COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) Alive
(n=180)Died (n=31) Sex Female 47 (92.2) 4 (7.8) Reference (1) Male 133 (83.1) 27 (16.9) 2.38 (1.45 to 35.65) 2.3 (1.08 to 4.75)* BP (mm Hg) >90/60 159 (89.3) 19 (10.7) 1 90/60 18 (75) 6 (25) 0.15 (0.011 to 2.11) 0.53 (0.22 to 1.26) <90/60 3 (33.3) 6 (66.7) 0.59 (0.03 to 12.21) 1.76 (0.46 to 6.78) GCS score <8/15 1 (20) 4 (80) 1 9–12/15 13 (72.2) 5 (27.8) 5.2 (2.86 to 98.44) 0.11 (0.01 to 1.7) 12–14 6 (54.5) 5 (45.5) 5.9 (.082 to 42.53) 0.15 (0.01 to 3.68) 15/15 160 (90.4) 17 (9.6) 8.7 (0.86 to 87.44) 0.04 (0.003 to 0.464)* Hb (g/L) <10 22 (66.7) 11 (33.3) 1 >10 129 (92.8) 10 (7.2) 0.15 (0.19 to 0.41) 0.25 (0.07 to 0.86)* Pulse rate <100 140 (88.1) 19 (11.9) 1 >100 32 (74.4) 11 (25.6) 2.53 (1.1 to 5.8) 4.17 (0.91 to 19.10) *P<0.05.
AOR, adjusted OR; BP, blood pressure; COR, Crude OR; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; JUSH, Jimma University Specialized Hospital; PR, pulse rate.
