Children’s MTC | Mixed MTC | Adult MTC | Total | P value | |
Mechanism of injury (MOI) n (%) | |||||
RTC | 931 (52.4) | 5809 (51.3) | 4318 (54.4) | 11 058 (52.6) | <0.0001 |
Fall >2 m* | 191 (10.7) | 1335 (11.8) | 883 (11.1) | 2409 (11.5) | 0.222 |
Fall <2 m | 364 (20.5) | 1130 (10.0) | 754 (9.5) | 2248 (10.7) | <0.0001 |
Shooting/stabbing | 50 (2.8) | 1638 (14.5) | 689 (8.7) | 2377 (11.3) | <0.0001 |
Blast/blow(s) | 170 (9.6) | 1091 (9.6) | 1066 (13.4) | 2327 (11.1) | <0.0001 |
Other | 71 (4.0) | 316 (2.8) | 227 (2.9) | 614 (2.9) | 0.018 |
Injury Severity Score (ISS) | |||||
Median (IQR) | 10 (9–20) | 14 (9–25) | 16 (9–25) | 14 (9–25) | <0.0001 |
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)—median (IQR) for highest AIS in anatomical regions | |||||
Head* | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.126 |
Face | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | <0.0001 |
Thorax* | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 0.069 |
Abdomen | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–4) | 0.017 |
Spine* | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 0.801 |
Pelvic | 2 (2–2) | 2 (2–4) | 2 (2–4) | 2 (2–4) | 0.0003 |
Limb | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | <0.0001 |
Other* | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 0.825 |
*No statistically significant difference.
MTC, major trauma centre; RTC, road traffic collision.