Variable, n (%) | Grades 1–2, N = 30 | Grades 3–5, N = 43 | ||
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Admitted, N = 24 (80%) | Transferred, N = 6 (20%) | Admitted, N = 11 (26%) | Transferred, N = 32 (74%) | |
Age, years | ||||
 ≤ 18–25 | 8 (33%) | 5 (83%) | 6 (55%) | 18 (56%) |
 ≥ 26 | 16 (64%) | 1 (17%) | 5 (45%) | 14 (44%) |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 3 (13%) | 3 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (31%) |
 Male | 21 (88%) | 3 (50%) | 11 (100%) | 22 (69%) |
Cause of injury | ||||
 Bike | 1 (4%) | 1 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (9%) |
 Fall | 3 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (3%) |
 MVC | 5 (21%) | 4 (67%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (16%) |
 Ski/Snowboard | 14 (58%) | 1 (17%) | 10 (91%) | 22 (69%) |
 Other | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Comorbidities | ||||
 Hypertension | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
 COPD | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
 Smoker | 3 (12%) | 1 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (9%) |
 None | 19 (79%) | 5 (83%) | 9 (82%) | 29 (91%) |
Admission GCS | ||||
 14 to 15 | 24 (100%) | 4 (67%) | 11 (100%) | 30 (94%) |
 9 to 13 | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 3 to 8 | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (6%) |
AIS ≥ 3 (vs. < 3) | ||||
 Head or neck | 12 (75%) | 2 (67%) | 3 (60%) | 12 (92%) |
 Chest | 7 (29%) | 1 (25%) | 11 (100%) | 30 (94%) |
Median (IQR) ISS | 13 (8–15) | 15.5 (9–25) | 16 (9–16) | 16 (16–21.5) |