Mechanism of injury and mortality by Glasgow Coma Scale at accident and emergency department
| Injury mechanism | Glasgow Coma Scale at A&E* | Total | Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–8 | (%) | 9–12 | (%) | 13–15 | (%) | NR | (%) | NV | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| *Row percentages. | |||||||||||||
| NR, not recorded; NV, not valid because the child was noted as either intubated, sedated, paralysed, or had suspected seizures. | |||||||||||||
| Pedestrian | 76 | (42) | 35 | (19) | 32 | (18) | 8 | (4) | 30 | (18) | 181 | 21 | (12) |
| Fall | 18 | (15) | 25 | (21) | 30 | (25) | 10 | (9) | 35 | (30) | 118 | 3 | (3) |
| Cyclist | 17 | (33) | 7 | (14) | 12 | (23) | 4 | (8) | 12 | (23) | 52 | 4 | (8) |
| Motor vehicle occupant | 10 | (21) | 9 | (19) | 9 | (19) | 8 | (17) | 11 | (23) | 47 | 11 | (23) |
| Other | 6 | (15) | 5 | (13) | 10 | (25) | 9 | (22) | 10 | (25) | 40 | 5 | (13) |
| Suspected assault | 7 | (25) | 2 | (7) | 6 | (21) | 8 | (29) | 5 | (18) | 28 | 1 | (4) |
| Unknown | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 33 | (94) | 2 | (6) | 35 | 1 | (3) |
| Total | 134 | (27) | 83 | (16) | 99 | (20) | 80 | (16) | 105 | (21) | 501 | 46 | (9.2) |