Table 1 Distributions of injured body regions, injury severity, and disposition after an emergency department (ED) visit among 305 child motorcycle passengers
Characteristic | Child passengers (N = 305) | |
|---|---|---|
No. | (%) | |
Injured body region | ||
Head | 121 | (39.7) |
Face | 129 | (42.3) |
Chest | 18 | (5.9) |
Abdomen | 35 | (11.5) |
Extremity | 247 | (81.0) |
External | 2 | (0.7) |
Multiple (≥ 2 body regions) | 158 | (51.8) |
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) | ||
AIS-Head | ||
0 | 184 | (60.3) |
1 | 110 | (36.1) |
2 | 5 | (1.7) |
3 | 1 | (0.3) |
4 | 4 | (1.3) |
5 | 1 | (0.3) |
AIS-Face | ||
0 | 176 | (57.7) |
1 | 126 | (41.3) |
2 | 3 | (1.0) |
AIS-Chest | ||
0 | 287 | (94.1) |
1 | 17 | (5.6) |
3 | 1 | (0.3) |
AIS-Abdomen | ||
0 | 270 | (88.5) |
1 | 28 | (9.2) |
2 | 6 | (2.0) |
3 | 1 | (0.3) |
AIS-Extremities | ||
0 | 58 | (19.0) |
1 | 215 | (70.5) |
2 | 27 | (8.9) |
3 | 5 | (1.6) |
AIS-External | ||
0 | 303 | (99.3) |
1 | 2 | (0.7) |
Injury Severity Score (ISS) | ||
Mild (ISS ≤ 4) | 277 | (89.8) |
Severe (ISS ≥ 5) | 28 | (9.2) |
Disposition after ED visit | ||
Admitted to an intensive care unit | 8 | (2.6) |
Admitted to a ward | 26 | (8.5) |
Discharged | 271 | (88.9) |