Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with cervical spine injuries
From: Cervical spine injuries occurring at the beach: epidemiology, mechanism of injury and risk factors
Females | Males | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 10 | 69 | 79 |
Age (yrs) Median (IQR) | 54 (27-65) | 52 (39-63) | 53 (38-63) |
Activity n, (%) | |||
Swimming | 4 (40.0) | 40 (57.9) | 44 (55.7) |
Surfing | 5 (50.0) | 24 (34.7) | 29 (36.7) |
Other | 1 (10.0) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.5) |
Not recorded | 0 | 4 (5.8) | 4 (5.1) |
Mechanism n, (%) | |||
Wave-forced impact | 7 (70.0) | 63 (91.3) | 70 (88.6) |
Shallow water diving | 3 (30.0) | 6 (8.7) | 9 (11.4) |
Local resident n, (%) | |||
Yes | 4 (40.0) | 35 (50.7) | 39 (49.4) |
No | 4 (40.0) | 34 (49.3) | 38 (48.1) |
Unknown | 2 (20.0) | 0 | 2 (2.5) |