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Table 1 Patient demographics and event characteristics for potential TSCI in Victoria, Australia (2007–2012)

From: The epidemiology of pre-hospital potential spinal cord injuries in Victoria, Australia: a six year retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

N = 106059

Age

 Median (years (IQR))

51 (29–78)

 Min, Max (years)

16, 107

 

N (%; 95%CI)

Sex

 Male

55561 (52.1; 52.1–52.7)

 Female

50498 (47.6; 47.3–47.9)

Cause of injury

 Falls

49710 (46.9; 46.6–47.2)

  Falls (NFS)

32608 (30.7; 30.5–31.0)

  Falls <3 m

14739 (13.9; 13.7–14.1)

  Falls >3 m

2363 (2.2; 2.1–2.3)

 Traffic

41807 (39.4; 39.1–39.7)

  MVCs

25573 (24.1; 23.9–24.3)

  Motorcycle

5458 (5.1; 5.0–5.3)

  Bicycle

4132 (3.9; 3.8–4.0)

  Vehicle related

3605 (3.4; 3.3–3.5)

  Pedestrian

3039 (2.9; 2.8–3.0)

 Violence

7098 (6.7; 6.5–6.8)

  Blunt

6721 (6.4; 6.3–6.6)

  Penetrating

374 (0.4;–0.3–0.9)

  Both

3 (0.05;–0.01–0.1)

 Sporting

2920 (2.8; 2.7–2.9)

 Struck by object

1769 (1.7; 1.6–1.7)

 Animal related (mainly fall from horses)

1573 (1.5; 1.4–1.6)

 Others

1182 (1.1; 1.1–1.2)

  1. Note: N number of cases, IQR interquartile range, 3 m three meters, MVCs motor vehicle crashes, NFS not further specified (but mainly due to slip or trip), CI confidence interval, others hanging, diving and industrial injuries