Table 1 Characteristics of singleinjury and multiple-injury patients.
Characteristics | Â | Admitted (n= 1,871) | Single injury (n= 810) | Multiple injuries (n= 1,061) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Sex, no.* (%) |  |  |  |  |
| Â | Female | 936 (50.1) | 402 (49.6) | 534 (50.4) |
| Â | Male | 934 (49.9) | 408 (50.4) | 526 (49.6) |
   Age, no.†(%) |  |  |  |  |
|  | ≤15 | 204 (10.9) | 64 (7.9) | 140 (13.3) |
| Â | > 15 to 65 | 1,305 (69.9) | 575 (71.0) | 730 (69.1) |
| Â | > 65 | 357 (19.1) | 171 (21.1) | 186 (17.6) |
   Marital status, no.‡ (%) |  |  |  |  |
| Â | Single | 54 (3.4) | 24 (3.4) | 30 (3.5) |
| Â | Married | 1,506 (95.9) | 676 (96.2) | 830 (95.7) |
| Â | Divorced | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Â | Widowed | 9 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | 6 (0.7) |
   Occupation, no.§ (%) |  |  |  |  |
| Â | Farmer | 1016 (54.4) | 464 (57.3) | 552 (52.1) |
| Â | Worker | 16 (0.9) | 9 (1.1) | 7 (0.7) |
| Â | Officer | 409 (21.9) | 161 (19.9) | 248 (23.4) |
| Â | Student | 240 (12.8) | 85 (10.5) | 155 (14.6) |
| Â | Other | 188 (10.1) | 91 (11.2) | 97 (9.2) |
Cause of injury | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Due to main earthquake or aftershock?¶ |  |  | ||
| Â | Main shock | 1,655 (88.7) | 689 (85.6) | 966 (91.1) |
| Â | Aftershock | 210 (11.3) | 116 (14.4) | 94 (8.9) |
   Directly or indirectly caused by the earthquake?** |  |  | ||
| Â | Direct | 1,844 (99.4) | 796 (98.9) | 1,048 (99.8) |
| Â | Indirect | 11 (0.6) | 9 (1.1) | 2 (0.2) |
Transfer of patients | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Was the patient transferred to another hospital? |  |  | ||
| Â | Yes | 320 (17.1) | 99 (12.2) | 221 (20.8) |
| Â | No | 1,551 (82.9) | 711 (87.8) | 840 (79.2) |