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Table 5 Treatment modalities in the different groups of age

From: Increased in-hospital mortality following severe head injury in young children: results from a nationwide trauma registry

 

Age 1–3 years

Age 4–6 years

Age 7–10 years

Age 11–14 years

Age 15–17 years

Adults

Intubation on-scene (%)

14.4

8.6

8.4

7.6

11.3

10.4

GCS ≤8 and intubation on-scene

74.5

87.5

89.4

94.1

88.4

87.7

Intubation at ER (%)

43.3

60.0

59.0

61.4

65.2

58.4

Cranial CT scan (%)

89.9

91.3

92.7

97.4

96.3

95.3

Whole-body CT scan (%)

32.5

34.1

40.3

34.9

50.0

56.2

Discharged home (%)

59.3

58.3

67.9

59.6

50.7

43.8

Craniotomy (%)

9.4

9.2

8.0

10.5

9.8

11.8

Transfer to a rehabilitation clinic (%)

15.3

15.7

16.6

21.1

27.6

29.0

Other hospital (%)

5.9

7.9

6.2

8.5

10.7

11.3