Clinical characteristics of patients with traumatic brain injury (n=3749)
| Unintentional (n=2614, 69.7%) | Intentional (n=1135, 30.3%) | P value | |
| Type of head injury | |||
| Open | 956 (36.6) | 410 (36.1) | 0.892 |
| Close | 1636 (62.6) | 718 (63.3) | |
| Serious injuries (n) | |||
| 0 | 552 (21.1) | 208 (18.4) | 0.131 |
| 1 | 1988 (76.1) | 896 (79.1) | |
| ≥2 | 73 (2.8) | 29 (2.6) | |
| KTS category | |||
| Mild (9–15) | 2205 (84.4) | 975 (86.1) | 0.002 |
| Moderate (7–8) | 259 (9.9) | 124 (10.9) | |
| Severe (4–6) | 149 (5.7) | 34 (3.0) | |
| GCS category | |||
| Mild (13–15) | 1591 (60.9) | 712 (62.7) | 0.211 |
| Moderate (9–12) | 573 (22.0) | 254 (22.4) | |
| Severe (<8) | 450 (17.2) | 169 (14.9) | |
| Disposition from ED | |||
| Discharged | 888 (34.0) | 421 (37.1) | 0.387 |
| Admitted | 1139 (43.6) | 483 (42.6) | |
| LAMA | 117 (4.5) | 48 (4.2) | |
| Death | 73 (2.8) | 30 (2.7) | |
| Others | 397 (15.2) | 153 (13.5) | |
ED, emergency department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; KTS, Kampala Trauma Score; LAMA, leave against medical advice.