Patterns and Predictors of Timely Presentation and Outcomes of Polytrauma Patients Referred to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of referral polytrauma patients who presented to the EMD-MNH.
Variables
Frequency, n (%) N = 120
Sex
Male
103 (85.8)
Age groups
Median age (IQR)
30 (25–39)
18 to 33 years
72 (60.0)
34 to 49 years
35 (29.2)
More than 50 years
13 (10.8)
Time of injury
65 (54.2)
Mechanism of injury
Motor vehicle accident
101 (84.2)
Motorcycle driver/passenger
59 (49.2)
Pedestrian
31 (25.8)
Car/truck/bus driver/passenger
11 (9.2)
Assault
11 (9.2)
Others (fall/GSW)
8 (6.6)
Pattern of injury
Head/neck
107 (89.2)
Long bones/pelvis
82 (68.3)
Abdomen
28 (23.3)
Face
26 (21.7)
Injury severity score
Median score (IQR)
29 (24–34)
Critical (≥25)
82 (68.3)
Severe (16–24)
38 (31.7)
Glasgow Coma Scale
3 to 8
39 (32.5)
9 to 13
33 (27.5)
14 to 15
48 (40.0)
Primary survey
Compromised airway
41 (34.2)
Compromised breathing
58 (48.3)
Compromised circulation
37 (30.8)
Compromised disability
88 (73.3)
Compromised exposure
86 (71.7)
Needed critical intervention within 15 mins of arrival
68 (56.7)
Prereferral stabilization indicated but not performed
