Table 1 Comparison of accidental and non-accidental trauma in the upper Midwest
From: Rural versus urban pediatric non-accidental trauma: different patients, similar outcomes
Accidental trauma (N = 769) | Non-accidental trauma (N = 88) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y), mean (SD) | 7.7 (4.2) | 2.6 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
Male, N (%) | 510 (66.3) | 50 (56.8) | 0.076 |
ISS, median (CI) | 4 (4, 4) | 9 (9, 9) | < 0.001 |
LOS days, mean (SD) | 3.0 (5.6) | 4.8 (9.8) | 0.011 |
Mortality, N (%) | 8 (1.0) | 5 (5.7) | 0.001 |
Mechanism of injury blunt, N (%) | 706 (92.5) | 87 (98.9) | 0.026 |
Urban versus rural, N (%) | 0.037 | ||
Urban | 361 (92.1) | 31 (7.9) | |
Rural | 408 (87.7) | 57 (12.3) | |
Payer group, N (%) | 0.010 | ||
Government | 246 (32.3) | 43 (48.9) | |
Commercial | 447 (62.4) | 40 (45.5) | |
Uninsured | 41 (5.4) | 5 (5.7) |