Patient and injury characteristics in the overall data set and spinal injury subsets
| All paediatric injuries (n = 19 538) | All spinal injuries (n = 627) | Fracture/dislocation without cord injury (n = 527) | Cord injury (n = 109) | SCIWORA (n = 30) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (y) | 9.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
| Male | 13170 (67.4) | 387 (58.5) | 305 (57.9) | 64 (58.7) | 17 (56.7) |
| Female | 6368 (32.6) | 275 (41.5) | 222 (42.1) | 45 (41.3) | 13 (43.3) |
| Median GCS (IQR) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (14–15) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (3–15) | 15 (3–15) |
| Median ISS (IQR) | 9 (4–10) | 9 (4–21) | 9 (4–17) | 26 (16–47) | 26 (16–48) |
| Mechanism of injury, n (%) | |||||
| RTC | 8276 (42.4) | 330 (49.8) | 241 (45.7) | 72 (66.1) | 22 (73.3) |
| Fall >2 m | 2454 (12.6) | 167 (25.2) | 155 (29.4) | 15 (13.8) | 2 (6.7) |
| Fall <2 m | 4380 (22.4) | 82 (12.4) | 66 (12.3) | 12 (11.0) | 3 (10.0) |
| Sport | 1595 (8.2) | 49 (7.4) | 43 (8.2) | 5 (4.6) | 1 (3.3) |
| Other | 2805 (14.4) | 34 (5.1) | 22 (4.2) | 5 (4.6) | 2 (6.7) |
| Outcome at discharge, n (%; 95% CI) | |||||
| Alive | 18825 (96.4; 96.1 to 96.6) | 576 (87; 84.5 to 89.6) | 473 (89.8; 87.2 to 92.3) | 75 (68.8; 60.1 to 77.5) | 23 (76.7; 61.5 to 91.8) |
| Dead | 712 (3.6; 3.4 to 3.9) | 86 (13.0; 10.4 to 15.6) | 54 (10.2; 7.7 to 12.8) | 34 (31.2; 22.5 to 39.9) | 7 (23.3; 8.2 to 38.5) |