National Trauma Database Jan 2008 to Dec 2008-Third Report

MINISTRY OF HEALTH,
MALAYSIA

National Trauma Database
January 2008 to December 2008
Third Report

MOH/S/CRC/14.10(TR)

National Trauma Database

Ministry of Health Malaysia

NATIONAL TRAUMA DATABASE
JANUARY 2008 TO DECEMBER 2008
THIRD REPORT

Edited by
Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin
Mahathar Abd Wahab
Fatahul Laham Mohamed

Ismail Mohd Saiboon
Mohd Idzwan Zakaria
Mohd Yusof Abdul Wahab

A publication of the
National Trauma Database
And
Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health

July 2010
©National Trauma Database, Malaysia

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The suggested citation for this report is as follows:
Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Mahathar Abd Wahab, Fatahul Laham Mohamed,
IsmailMohd Saiboon, Mohd Idzwan Zakaria, Mohd Yusof Abdul Wahab (Eds)
NATIONAL TRAUMA DATABASE JANUARY 2008 TO DECEMBER 2008 - THIRD
REPORT, Malaysia 2010.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The National Trauma Database Committee would like to thank all those who have
participated and contributed to our third report, from January 2008 to December 2008.
We would like to especially thank the following:
1.

All centre coordinators, doctors, medical assistants and staff nurses from the
Emergency Departments of the participating hospitals. Without their commitment,
hard work, timely data collection and submission, this report would not be
possible.

2.

The Clinical Research Centre for its technical support, especially Dr Lim Teck
Onn, Dr Goh Pin Pik and Dr Jamaiyah Haniff, for their continuous support and
guidance.

3.


The Ministry of Health, Malaysia for the research grants to set up the registry.

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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this report is to provide a descriptive analysis of patients hospitalised with
major trauma in participating Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals in Malaysia for 2008.
The data source for this report is the National Trauma Database (NTrD). Major trauma
cases were selected based on the following criteria:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

Patients who died from injuries after admission.
Patients with Injury Severity Score (ISS) of >(more than) 15.
Patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) or High Dependency Wards
(HDWs) for >(more than) 24 hours and who were mechanically ventilated.

Urgent surgery within 24 hours for intra-cranial, intra-thoracic, intraabdominal, or fixation for pelvic or spinal injuries.
All severe head injury patients rated 3-8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

The National Trauma Database 2008 – Third Report provides information about the
profile of persons with major trauma who were admitted to participating hospitals
throughout Malaysia.
The report is presented in Five Chapters:
Chapter 1 provides an overview on the demographics of the patients, including gender,
age group, race, admission time, admission day and admission type.
Chapter 2 discusses the injury details of the patients, such as injury mechanisms, injury
intent, injury causes, injury places, medical reviewers, disposition, ICU admission, and
systolic BP. The patients were also rated on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Revised
Trauma Score (RTS), Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and Injury Severity Score (ISS).
Chapter 3 describes the operative management carried out on patients, including the
management of operations and procedures.
Chapter 4 provides information on the outcome of the patients, which is then categorised
according to age groups, injury mechanisms, injury causes, injury places, the
mechanisms, causes and places of injury, admission types, systolic BP, GCS, RTS, AIS,
ISS, and ICU admission. The probability of survival is also measured using the Trauma
Revised Injury Severity Score (TRISS) methodology which includes the RTS, ISS,

mechanisms of injury and patient’s age.
Chapter 5 includes the total length of stay in hospital and ICU.
The limitations of the study are:
i.
Under reporting - The reported data came from less than the actual number of
cases.

ii

ii.

Missing data - Missing values not included in the analysis makes the sample
size for some of the time periods shorter than others.

Hopefully the information in this report will be used to implement strategies to strengthen
and improve trauma care in the country.
About NTrD
The National Trauma Database (NTrD) is a service initiated and supported by the
Ministry of Health (MOH) to collect information about trauma incidences in Malaysia,
and to evaluate its risk factors and treatment in the country. Such information will be of

use to the MOH, Non-Governmental Organisations, private healthcare providers and
other interested parties in programme planning and evaluation, leading to trauma
prevention and control.
The NTrD is co-sponsored by the following organisations of the Ministry of Health
Malaysia:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Emergency Medical and Trauma Services
Neurosurgery Services
Surgery Services
Clinical Research Centre

The objectives of the NTrD are to:
1. Determine the frequency, mechanisms of injury and distribution of major trauma in
Malaysia. The statistics and data will be of importance in determining precisely the
private and public resources utilised in its management.
2. Determine the outcome and probability of survival of trauma patients.

3. Evaluate major trauma management practices in the participating hospitals and to come
up with guidelines for improved trauma care.
4. Determine the effectiveness and impact of the introduction of improved practices.
5. Stimulate and facilitate research on major trauma and its management.
The key data sources identified for this database are:
 All Emergency Physicians and Neurosurgeons in Malaysia beginning with those
currently working in the MOH, and later extending to those beyond MOH (private
organisation, universities (private and university hospitals) and the Armed Forces),
for data on Major Trauma and Head Injury patients in the country.

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METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
Coverage
In 2008 there were eight participating MOH hospitals. The number of these centres has
increased as with the previous two reports involving the May 2006 to April 2007 cases
and January 2007 to December 2007 cases.
Registration method
One Notification Form, called the Case Report Form (CRF), is employed in data
collection (Refer to Appendix A). The CRF gathers information on patient demography,

admission, injury details, clinical details, diagnostic and operative procedures, in-hospital
outcome and Injury Severity Scores. The CRFs are used as part of the clinical record. The
completed forms are sent to NTrD where the data is analysed, interpreted and presented
in regular reports and disseminated to the users. The participation of Source Data
Providers (SDPs) is entirely voluntary.
The data transferred to NTrD is kept strictly confidential with access only to authorised
individuals working in the NTrD.
Statistical analysis
This report is a descriptive analysis. All data is described in terms of percentages except
continuous data like length of stay (LOS). Missing data was ignored and the analysis
confined to available data. The TRISS methodology is used for the probability of survival
which incorporates ISS, RTS, mechanisms of injury and the patient’s age.

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MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE NTrD
1.

Dr Lim Teck Onn
(Chairman)


2.

Dr Sabariah Faizah
Jamaluddin
(Co-Chairman)
Dr Fatahul Laham
Mohamed

3.

4.

Dr Jamaiyah Bte Haniff

5.

Dr Mahathar
Wahab


6.

Dr Hoo Ling Ping

Bin

Clinical Research Centre,
Ministry of Health
Bte Head of Department
Emergency Department,
Hospital Sungai Buloh
Bin Head of Department
Emergency Department,
Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah
Head of Unit
Clinical Epidemiology Unit,
Clinical Research Centre
Abdul Emergency Physician
Emergency Department,
Kuala Lumpur Hospital
Consultant Biostatistician,
ClinResearch Sdn. Bhd.

SUPPORTING STAFF OF THE NTrD

1.

Role
Clinical Registry Manager (CRM)

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Clinical Data Manager
Medical Reviewer
Clinical Epidemiologist
Clinical Economist
Consultant Biostatistician
Biostatistician

8.
9.
10.
11.

Web Application Developer
Desktop Publisher
Database Admin
Network Admin/ Engineer

Team member
Mr Mohd Fadhleen Bin Dom (October
2007 - July 2009)
Ms Lithnes Kalaivani Palniandy (July
2009 – present)
Ms Teo Jau Shya
Ms Anne John Michael
Dr Jamaiyah Bte Haniff
Dr Shanti Varatharajan
Dr Hoo Ling Ping
Ms Lena Yeap
Ms Siti Norhazrina Bte Abd Wahab
Mrs Sayani Bte Sabran
Mrs Azizah Bte Alimat
Ms Lim Jie Ying
Mr Adlan Bin Abdul Rahman

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LIST OF PARTICIPATING CENTRES
1. Selayang Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dr Mohamed Alwi Bin Haji Abdul Rahman
: MA Hushaimi Bin Husin
: SN Afidah Bte Ibrahim

Department
Head of Department
Members

: Surgery
: Dr Fijerald Henry
: Dr Geeverughese C. George
: Dr Nor Azira Bte Ismail

2. Kuala Lumpur Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Coordinator
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dato’ Dr Abu Hassan Asaari Bin Abdullah
: Dr Mahathar Bin Ab Wahab
: MA Mohd Ariff Bin Mohd Yusoff
: MA Mudzaffar Shah Bin Abdul Ghaffar

Department
Head of Department
Coordinator
Members

: Neurosurgery
: Mr Mohammed Saffari Bin Mohammed Haspani
: Mr N. Ramesh Narenthiranathan
: Dr Rahmat Bin Harun @ Haron
: MA Mohd Fariz Bin Mohd Zaini

3. Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dr Fatahul Laham Bin Mohamed
: Dr Zaidah Bte M. Arif
: MA M Kamil Bin Din
: SN Hapisiah Bte Abu Kasim

Department
Head of Department
Coordinator
Members

: Surgery
: Mr Mohan Nallusamy
: Dr Wan Khamizar Bin Wan Kazim
: Dr Wan Najmi Bin Wan Daud
: Dr Jasjit Singh Nijhar
: MA Syahrulamri Bin Abdullah

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4. Pulau Pinang Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dr Teo Aik Howe
: MA Raj Kumar a/l Paramasiven

Department
Head of Department
Members

: Neurosurgery
: Mr K Ravindran a/l Kateerayson
: Dr Noor Hazlina Bte Zainuddin
: Dr Regunath a/l Kandasamy
: MA Mohd Imri Bin Ibrahim

5. Sultanah Aminah Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dr Md Saed Bin Mian
: MA Raschidi Bin Abdul Karim
: MA Radzman Bin Che Rus
: MA Ahmad Salimi Bin Mohd Noor
: MA Norzamzuri Bin Zakaria

Department
Head of Department
Members

: Surgery
: Mr Johari Siregar Bin Adnan
: Mr Noor Azman Bin A Rahman
: MA Rahmad Bin Jaafar
: SN Nurul Saadah Bte Saruan

6. Sungai Buloh Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dr Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin
: MA Mazlan Bin Zakariya
: SN Asmalida Bte Md Emran
: MA Nik Mohd Kamil Bin Mat Taib
: MA Fairuz Zaman Bin Bohari

7. Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital
Department
Head of Department
Coordinator
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Bin Mohamad Nor
: Dr Ranjini Sivaganabalan
: SN Marykutty Mathews
: Ms Mogana Krishnan
: SN Kartini Bte Ahmad

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8. UKM Medical Centre
Department
Head of Department
Coordinator
Members

: Emergency and Trauma
: Assoc Prof Dr Ismail Bin Mohd Saiboon
: Dr Muhammad Radhi Ahmad
: MA Abdul Karim Bin Mustafa
: MA Syed Hairul Zamaah Bin Said Abu Bakar
: MA Mohammad Azizi Bin Abu Bakar
: MA Bala Krishnian a/l Muniandy

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ABBREVIATIONS
AIS
BP
CRC
CRF
GCS
HDW
ICU
ISS
MOH
NTrD
OP
RTS
SDP
TRISS

Abbreviated Injury Scale
Blood Pressure
Clinical Research Centre
Case Report Form
Glasgow Coma Score
High Dependency Ward
Intensive Care Unit
Injury Severity Score
Ministry of Health
National Trauma Database
Operation Procedure
Revised Trauma Score
Source Data Provider
Trauma Revised Injury Severity Score

GLOSSARY
Disease Register

The on-going systemic collection, analysis and
interpretation of specific disease data essential to the
planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical and
public health practices, closely integrated with
dissemination of these data to those who need to know. The
final link in the chain is the application of these data to the
management, prevention and control of the disease. A
registration system includes a functional capacity for data
collection, analysis and dissemination, linked to clinical and
public health programmes.

Site

The location of a SDP reporting data on registrable patients
to the registry.

Source Data Providers

The individuals or institutions that report the required data
to the registry.

Sponsors

The individuals or institutions that own the registry.

Expert Panel

Individuals who are subject matter experts i.e. Emergency
Physicians and Neurosurgeons. The expert group will keep
abreast of the latest development in this area. They should
be convened to decide on the initial data collection process,
develop the Performa and data content, as well as a guide
for future development. They ensure that the database has a
sound technical as well as scientific basis.

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EDITORIAL TEAM
Chief Editor

:

Dr Sabariah Faizah Bte Jamaluddin

Members

:

Dr Mahathar Bin Abd Wahab
Dr Fatahul Laham Bin Mohamed
Assoc Prof Dr Ismail Bin Mohd Saiboon

NTrD

:

Ms Lithnes Kalaivani Palniandy

EXPERT PANEL ON REPORT WRITING
1. Dr Sabariah Faizah Bte Jamaluddin

2. Dr Mahathar Bin Abd Wahab

3. Dr Fatahul Laham Bin Mohamed

4. Assoc Prof Dr Ismail Bin Mohd Saiboon

5. Dr Mohd Idzwan Bin Zakaria
6. Mr Mohd Yusof Bin Abdul Wahab

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Head
Emergency and Trauma Department,
Sungai Buloh Hospital
Emergency Physician
Emergency and Trauma Department
Kuala Lumpur Hospital
Emergency Physician
Emergency and Trauma Department
Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital
Emergency and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Emergency Medicine Department
University Kebangsaan Malaysia
Medical Centre
Emergency Physician
Emergency and Trauma Department
University Malaya Medical Centre
Consultant Surgeon
Department of Surgery
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements

i

Introduction

ii

Method of Data Collection

iv

Members of the Steering Committee of the NTrD

v

Supporting Staff of the NTrD

v

List of Participating Centres of NTrD

vi

Abbreviations and Glossary

ix

Editorial Team

x

Expert Panel on Report Writing

x

Contents

xi

Report Summary

1

Listing of Tables

6

Listing of Figures

8

Chapter 1: Demographics

10

Chapter 2: Injury Details

21

Chapter 3: Operation Management

43

Chapter 4: Outcome

47

Chapter 5: Length of Stay

64

Appendix A: Notification Form and Follow- Up Form

72

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REPORT SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: DEMOGRAPHICS

In 2008, a total of 147,607 trauma patients were admitted to the Emergency
Department of the eight participating centres. Out of these, 0.8 % were major
trauma patients. Majority of these cases (59.6 %) were direct admissions. The
highest admission of major trauma patients was from Centre B with a total of
41,617 patients (22.3 %).However, most of these cases from this centre were
referral cases in which most of the referrals were from other hospitals with
specialists. Centre H had the highest number of direct admission cases (100 %).

Majority of the major trauma patients were male (87.7 %), within the age groups
of 15-24 (32.4 %) and 25-34 (23 %). The Malays was the highest group (48.0%)
and 14.7 % of the total admissions were foreigners.

Friday was the busiest day with 15.6 % admissions, followed by Thursday (15.2
%). Most of the admissions occurred in the evening between 1801h and 2400h
(30.1 %).

CHAPTER 2: INJURY DETAILS

About ninety three percent (93.2 %) of major trauma cases were recorded as blunt
injury with about eighty eight percent (88.4 %) of the cases being unintentional.
Road traffic accidents contributed to 74.3 % of cases as compared to other causes
of injury. The most common road traffic accidents, 62 %, involved motorcycle
riders. Most of these cases were initially reviewed by the emergency and surgical
medical officers or trainees, 92.2 % and 79.8 % respectively. About twenty nine
percent (28.7 %) of major trauma cases were admitted to the general wards after
management in emergency departments. A total of 40.4 % cases were admitted to
ICUs.

1

About sixty two percent (61.8 %) of major trauma cases had systolic BP greater
than 120mmHg, while only 6.5 % of cases had systolic BP less than 90mmHg.
Most of the major trauma cases had Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 3 to 8
(51.7%). Most of the intra-cranial injuries recorded were due to traumatic
subdural haemorrhage (43.7 %).

About thirty percent (29.6 %) of patients had low Revised Trauma Score (RTS) of
between 0 to =85

Age Group

Table 1.4. Major Trauma Cases by Age Group
Age group
>0-4
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
≥85
TOTAL

No.
24
58
395
280
143
130
77
78
27
8
1220

14

%
1.97
4.75
32.38
22.95
11.72
10.66
6.31
6.39
2.21
0.66
100

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10

Orang Asli

Not Available

Bumiputra Sabah

Bumiputra Sarawak

Other Malaysian

Foreigner

Indian

0

Chinese

5
Malay

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

Figure 1.5. Major Trauma Cases by Race

Race

Table 1.5. Major Trauma Cases by Race
Race

No.

%

Malay
Chinese
Indian
Orang Asli
Bumiputra Sabah
Bumiputra Sarawak
Other Malaysian
Foreigner
Not Available
TOTAL

586
255
184
0
4
5
6
179
1
1220

48.03
20.9
15.08
0
0.33
0.41
0.49
14.67
0.08
100

15

Figure 1.6. Time of Admission for Major Trauma Cases
30

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0001-0600

0601-1200

1201-1800

1801-2400

Time of Admission

Table 1.6. Time of Admission for Major Trauma Cases
Time of Admission (Hours)
0001-0600
0601-1200
1201-1800
1801-2400
TOTAL

No.
283
264
305
367
1219

*1 case has no information on “Time of Admission”

16

%
23.22
21.66
25.02
30.11
100

Figure 1.7. Day of Admission for Major Trauma Cases

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0
Sunday

Monday

T uesday

Wednesday

T hursday

Friday

Saturday

Day

Table 1.7. Day of Admission for Major Trauma Cases
Admission (Days)

No.

%

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
TOTAL

168
168
164
161
185
190
184
1220

13.77
13.77
13.44
13.2
15.16
15.57
15.08
100

17

Figure 1.8. Type of Admission for Major Trauma Cases

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Direct

T ransferred / Referral

Admission Type

Table 1.8. Type of Admission for Major Trauma Cases
Admission Type

No.

%

Direct
Transferred / Referral
TOTAL

725
491
1216

59.62
40.38
100

*4 cases has no information on “Admission Type”

18

Figure 1.8a. Type of Admission for Major Trauma Cases by Centre
Direct

Transfer

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

100

80

60

40

20

0
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Centre

Table 1.8a. Type of Admission for Major Trauma Cases by Centre
Centre
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
TOTAL

Transferred / Referred
From
No.
%

Direct
No.

%

63
78
112
82
45
81
173
91
725

94.03
28.89
70
50.93
47.37
68.64
68.11
100
59.62

4
192
48
79
50
37
81
0
491

*4 cases has no information on “Admission Type”

19

5.97
71.11
30
49.07
52.63
31.36
31.89
0
40.38

Total
67
270
160
161
95
118
254
91
1216

Figure 1.9. Type of Admission Referred From for Major Trauma Cases

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Hospital with Specialist
Private Hospital
Hospital without Specialist

Private Clinics
Health Clinics

Source of Referral

Table 1.9. Type of Admission Referred From for Major Trauma Cases
Source of Referral

No.

%

Hospital with Specialist
Hospital without Specialist
Health Clinics
Private Hospital
Private Clinics
TOTAL

212
207
28
32
10
491

43.18
42.16
5.7
6.52
2.04
100

20

Chapter 2: INJURY DETAILS
Figure 2.1. Mechanism of Injury for Major Trauma Cases

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Blunt

Penetrating

Burns

Mechanism of Injury

Table 2.1. Mechanism of Injury for Major Trauma Cases
Mechanism of Injury

No.

%

Blunt
Penetrating
Burns
TOTAL

1136
72
11
1219

93.19
5.91
0.9
100

* 1 case has no information on “Mechanism of Injury”

21

Figure 2.2. Major Trauma Cases by Injury Intent

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

80

60

40

20

Child Neglect/ Maltreatment

Domestic Violence

Intentional Self Harm

Intentional Assault

Intent Cannot be Determined

Unintentional

0

Injury Intent

Table 2.2. Major Trauma Cases by Injury Intent
Injury Intent

No.

%

Unintentional
Intentional Self Harm
Domestic Violence
Intent Cannot be Determined
Child Neglect / Maltreatment
Intentional Assault
TOTAL

1079
9
0
73
0
66
1220

88.44
0.74
0
5.98
0
5.41
100

22

70
60
50
40
30
20

Sports injury

Gunshot Wound

Burns

Others

Unknown

Industrial Accident

Stabbing

Fall under 2 metre

Other Assault

0

Fall over 2 metre

10

Road Traffic Accident

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

Figure 2.3. Major Trauma Cases by Cause of Injury

Cause of Injury

Table 2.3. Major Trauma Cases by Cause of Injury
Cause of Injury

No.

%

Road Traffic Accident
Industrial Accident
Fall over 2 meter
Fall under 2 meter (about one door’s height)
Sports injury
Burns
Stabbing
Gunshot Wound
Other Assault
Others
Unknown
TOTAL

900
20
89
59
1
10
28
8
58
18
20
1211

74.32
1.65
7.35
4.87
0.08
0.83
2.31
0.66
4.79
1.49
1.65
100

* 9 cases have no information on “Cause of Injury”

23

70
60
50
40
30
20

Front Seat Passenger

Back Seat Passenger

Bicyclist

Driver

Motorcycle Pillion

Pedestrian

0

Not Available

10

Motorcycle Rider

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

Figure 2.3a. Major Trauma Cases by Type of Road Traffic Accident

Type of Road Traffic Accident

Table 2.3a. Major Trauma Cases by Type of Road Traffic Accident
Type of Road Traffic Accident

No.

%

Motorcycle Rider
Motorcycle Pillion
Driver
Front Seat Passenger
Back Seat Passenger
Bicyclist
Pedestrian
Not Available
TOTAL

557
55
52
11
18
24
70
111
898

62.03
6.12
5.79
1.22
2
2.67
7.8
12.36
100

*2 cases have no information on “Type of Road Traffic Accident”

24

80
70
60
50
40
30
20

Sports Recreational Area

School / Kindergarten / Nursery

Unspecified Place

Residential

Other Specified Place

Trade / Service Area

Not Available

Industrial / Construction Area

0

Home

10
Road/Street/Highway

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

Figure 2.4. Major Trauma Cases by Place of Injury

Place of Injury

Table 2.4. Major Trauma Cases by Place of Injury
Place of Injury

No.

%

Road/Street/ Highway
Home
Industrial / Construction Area
School / Kindergarten / Nursery
Sports Recreational Area
Trade / Service Area
Residential Institution
Other Specified Place
Unspecified Place
Not Available
TOTAL

950
87
77
4
3
17
9
16
4
53
1220

77.87
7.13
6.31
0.33
0.25
1.39
0.74
1.31
0.33
4.34
100

25

Figure 2.5. Category of Initial Reviewing Officer in ED for Major Trauma Cases
Emergency Physician

Surgeon

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Medical Officer / T rainee

Specialist / Consultant

Category of Initial Reviewing Officer

Table 2.5. Category of Initial Reviewing Officer in ED for Major Trauma Cases
Emergency
Surgeon
Physician
Category of Initial Reviewing Officer
No.
%
No.
%
Medical Officer/Trainee
Specialist/Consultant
TOTAL
* Included cases with both category of “Initial Reviewing Officer”

26

1136

92.21

764

79.83

96

7.79

193

20.17

1232

100

957

100

Figure 2.6. Disposition of Major Trauma Cases from ED

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

30

25

20

15

10

5

0
General Ward

OT

ICU

Mortuary

HDW

Other Hospital

AOR

Disposition from ED

Table 2.6. Disposition of Major Trauma Cases from ED
Disposition From ED

No.

%

ICU
OT
General Ward
Mortuary
AOR
HDW
Other Hospital
Not Available
TOTAL

275
284
348
118
4
100
80
5
1214

22.65
23.39
28.67
9.72
0.33
8.24
6.59
0.41
100

*6 cases have no information on “Disposition from ED”

27

Figure 2.7. ICU Admission for Major Trauma Cases
60

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Yes

No

ICU Admission

Table 2.7. ICU Admission for Major Trauma Cases
ICU Admission

No.

%

Yes
No
TOTAL

490
723
1213

40.4
59.6
100

*7 cases have no information on “ICU Admission”.

28

Figure 2.7a. ICU Admissions for Major Trauma Cases by Centre
Yes

No

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

ICU Admissions

Table 2.7a. Total ICU Admissions for Major Trauma Cases by Centre
ICU admissions
Centre
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
TOTAL

Yes
No.
22
71
71
95
60
39
101
31
490

Total

No
%
32.84
26.1
44.38
59.01
61.86
33.05
40.73
34.44
40.4

No.
45
201
89
66
37
79
147
59
723

*7 cases have no information on “ICU Admission”.

29

%
67.16
73.9
55.63
40.99
38.14
66.95
59.27
65.56
59.6

67
272
160
161
97
118
248
90
1213

Figure 2.8. Major Trauma Cases by Systolic BP
65

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1-49

50-75

76-89

90-120

>120

Systolic BP

Table 2.8. Major Trauma Cases by Systolic BP
Systolic BP

No.

%

1-49
50-75
76-89
90-120
>120
TOTAL

2
36
40
378
738
1194

0.17
3.02
3.35
31.66
61.81
100

*26 cases have no information on “Systolic BP”.

30

Figure 2.9. Major Trauma Cases by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
55

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
13-15

9-12

3-8

GCS

Table 2.9. Major Trauma Cases by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

No.

%

13-15

359

29.64

9-12

226

18.66

3-8

626

51.69

TOTAL

1211

100

*9 cases have no information on “GCS”.

31

Percentage of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients (%)

Figure 2.10. Traumatic Brain Injuries for Major Trauma Cases

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Intracranial Injury

Others

Skull and Facial
Bones Fracture

Open Head Wound

Traumatic Brain Injury

Table 2.10. Traumatic Brain Injuries for Major Trauma Cases
Traumatic Brain Injury

No.

%

Open Head Wound
Skull and Facial Bones Fracture
Intracranial Injury
Others
TOTAL

124
324
813
340
1601

7.75
20.24
50.78
21.24
100

* Included cases with more than one type of “Traumatic Brain Injury”.

32

Figure 2.11. Intracranial Injury for Major Trauma Cases

40
35
30
25
20
15
10

Focal brain injury

Intracracnial injury, unspecified

Intracranial injury with prolonged coma

Diffuse brain injury

Epidural haemorrhage

Traumatic cerebral oedema

Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage

Traumatic subdural haemorrhage

0

Other intracranial injuries

5
Concussion

Percentage of Intracranial Injury(%)

45

Intracranial Injury

Table 2.11. Intracranial Injury for Major Trauma Cases
Intracranial Injury
No.
Concussion
174
Traumatic cerebral oedema
160
Diffuse brain injury
50
Focal brain injury
8
Epidural hemorrhage
52
Traumatic subdural hemorrhage
395
Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
195
Intracranial injury with prolonged coma
25
Others
173
Intracranial injury, unspecified
14
TOTAL
1246
* Included cases with more than one type of “Intracranial Injury”.

33

%
19.27
17.72
5.54
0.89
5.76
43.74
21.59
2.77
19.16
1.55
100

Figure 2.12. Major Trauma Cases by RTS

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

30

25

20

15

10

5

0
0-0.99

1-1.99

2-2.99

3-3.99

4-4.99

5-5.99

6-6.99

RTS

Table 2.12. Major Trauma Cases by RTS
RTS

No.

%

0-0.99
1-1.99
2-2.99
3-3.99
4-4.99
5-5.99
6-6.99
7-7.84
TOTAL

165
4
13
20
159
320
208
331
1220

13.52
0.33
1.07
1.64
13.03
26.23
17.05
27.13
100

34

7-7.84

Figure 2.13. Injuries According to Body Region for Major Trauma Cases

60
50
40
30
20

External

Abdomen/Pelvic content

Thorax

Face

0

Extremitis/ Pelvic girdle

10

Head & Neck

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

70

Body Region

Table 2.13. Injuries According to Body Region for Major Trauma Cases
Body Region

No.

%

Head & Neck
Face
Thorax
Abdomen/Pelvic content
Extremitis/ Pelvic girdle
External

1060
295
245
150
365
24

65.15
18.13
15.06
9.22
22.43
1.48

35

Figure 2.14. Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) for All Injuries for Major Trauma
Patients
30

AIS of Major Trauma Patients (%)

25

20

15

10

5

0
1

2

3

4

5

6

Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)

Table 2.14. Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) for All Injuries for Major Trauma
Patients
AIS

No.

%

1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTAL

928
1002
1045
787
256
3
4021

23.08
24.92
25.99
19.57
6.37
0.07
100

* Included cases with more than one record on “AIS”

36

Figure 2.14a. Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) Distribution According to Body
Region for Major Trauma Cases
Figure 2.14a(i). Head and Neck Region
70
65
60
55

Percentage(%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1

2

3

4

5

6

AIS Distribution

Figure 2.14a(ii). Face Region
70
65
60
55

Percentage (%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1

2

3

4

AIS Distribution

37

5

6

Figure 2.14a(iii). Thorax Region
70
65
60
55

Percentage(%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1

2

3

4

5

6

AIS Distribution

Figure 2.14a(iv). Abdomen/Pelvic Content Region
70
65
60
55

Percentage(%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1

2

3

4

AIS Distribution

38

5

6

Figure 2.14a(v). Extremitis /Pelvic Girdle Region
70
65
60
55

Percentage(%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1

2

3

4

5

6

5

6

AIS Distribution

Figure 2.14a(vi). External Region
70
65
60
55

Percentage(%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1

2

3

4

AIS Distribution

39

AIS
1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTAL

Table 2.14a. Distribution According to Body Region for Major Trauma Cases
Abdomen/
Extremitis/
Head and
Face
Thorax
Pelvic
Pelvic
External
Neck
content
girdle
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
295
14.64
218
63.74
56
19.18
47
27.01
125
24.8
17
65.38
349
17.32
114
33.33
52
17.81
85
48.85
225
44.64
7
26.92
505
25.06
8
2.34
136
46.58
32
18.39
148
29.37
1
3.85
635
31.51
0
0
40
13.7
7
4.02
2
0.4
0
0
231
11.46
2
0.58
7
2.4
3
1.72
3
0.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.34
0
0
1
0.2
1
3.85

No.
758
832
830
684
246
3

%
22.61
24.81
24.75
20.4
7.34
0.09

2015

3353

100

100

342

100

292

100

174

40

100

504

100

26

100

Total

Figure 2.15. Body Region with Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) ≥ 3 for Major
Trauma Cases
80
70

AIS ≥ 3(%)

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Head & Neck Thorax

Extremitis/
Pelvic girdle

Abdomen/
Pelvic

Face

External

Body Region

Table 2.15. Body Region with Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) ≥ 3 for Major
Trauma Cases
Body Region

No.

%

Head & Neck
Face
Thorax
Abdomen/Pelvic content
Extremitis/Pelvic girdle
External
TOTAL

1628
11
206
47
196
3
2091

77.86
0.53
9.85
2.25
9.37
0.14
100

41

Figure 2.16. Injury Severity Score (ISS) for Major Trauma Cases
70

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
40

Injury Severity Score (ISS)

Table 2.16. Injury Severity Score (ISS) for Major Trauma Cases
ISS
40
TOTAL

No.

%

165
91
788
160
16
1220

13.52
7.46
64.59
13.11
1.31
100

42

Chapter 3: PROCEDURES AND OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

60
50
40
30
20

Pelvic Clamp/binding/ext.fixator

Needle Thoracocentesis

Chest Tube Insertation

Mechanical Ventalation

Ultrasound/FAST

0

Endotracheal Intubation

10

CTScan

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases(%)

Figure 3.1. Procedure Done in ED for Major Trauma Cases

Procedure Done in ED

Table 3.1. Procedure Done in ED for Major Trauma Cases
Procedure Done in ED
Endotracheal Intubation
 Intubated at Referral Hospital
 Intubated at Current Hospital
 Not Available
Needles Thoracocentesis
Pelvic Clamp/Binding/ext. Fixator
CT Scan
 Brain
 Cervical Spine
 Abdomen
 Pelvis
 Thorax
 Others, specify
Mechanical Ventilation
Chest Tube Insertation
Ultrasound/FAST

No.
753
400
339
14
11
4
796
738
429
94
18
28
7
144
87
298

43

%
61.72
53.12
45.02
1.86
0.9
0.33
65.25
92.71
53.89
11.81
2.26
3.52
0.88
11.8
7.13
24.43

Figure 3.2. Operative Management for Major Trauma Cases
60

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Yes

No

Operation Management

Table 3.2. Operative Management for Major Trauma Cases
Total
Operative Management
No.
%
Yes
564
46.88
No
639
53.12
TOTAL
1203
100
* 17 cases have no information on “Operative Management”

44

Figure 3.3. Operative Procedure for Major Trauma Cases
55

Percentage of Operative Procedure (%)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Intracranial

Others

Intra-abdominal Pelvic Fixation Spinal Surgery

Intrathoracic

Operative Procedure

Table 3.3. Operative Procedure for Major Trauma Cases
Operative Procedure
Intracranial
Intrathoracic
Intra-abdominal
Spinal Surgery
Pelvic Fixation
Others
TOTAL

No.
334
4
91
5
10
168
613

45

%
54.49
0.65
14.85
0.82
1.63
27.41
100

Figure 3.4. Types of Intracranial Procedure for Major Trauma Cases

Percentage of Intracranial Procedure (%)

30

25

20

15

10

5

Elevation of Depressed Skull Fracture

Intracranial Pressure(ICP) Monitoring

External Ventricular Drain

Others

Decompressive Craniectomy

Evacuation of Hematoma

0

Intracranial Procedure

Table 3.4. Types of Intracranial Procedure for Major Trauma Cases
Intracranial Procedure

No.

%

Evacuation of Hematoma
Decompressive Craniectomy
External Ventricular Drain
Intracranial Pressure(ICP) Monitoring
Elevation of Depressed Skull Fracture
Others
TOTAL

183
173
87
37
7
114
601

30.45
28.79
14.48
6.16
1.16
18.97
100

46

Chapter 4: OUTCOME
Figure 4.1. Total Outcome for Major Trauma Cases

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Survivors

Death

Outcome

Table 4.1. Total Outcome for Major Trauma Cases
Outcome

No.

%

Survivors
Deaths
TOTAL

836
379
1215

68.81
31.19
100

*5 cases have no information in “Outcome”.

47

Figure 4.1a. Outcome for Major Trauma Cases by Centre
Survivors

Death

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases (%)

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Centre

Table 4.1a. Outcome for Major Trauma Cases by Centre
Centre
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
TOTAL

Survivors
No.
46
210
101
113
45
69
178
74
836

Death

%
68.66
78.36
63.13
70.19
46.39
58.97
70.08
81.32
68.81

No.
21
58
59
48
52
48
76
17
379

*5 cases have no information in “Outcome”.

48

%
31.34
21.64
36.88
29.81
53.61
41.03
29.92
18.68
31.19

Total
67
268
160
161
97
117
254
91
1215

Figure 4.2. Disposition of Survivors at Discharge for Major Trauma Cases
75
70

Percentage of of Survivors (%)

65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Discharge Against Medical Advice

Transfer to Other Hosp.

Transfer to Referring Hosp.

Discharge Home

0

Disposition

Table 4.2. Disposition of Survivors at Discharge for Major Trauma Cases
Disposition of Survivors

No.
579
127
87
33
826

Discharge Home
Transfer to Referring Hospital
Transfer to Other Hospital
Discharge Against Medical Advice
TOTAL
*10 cases from total number of “Survivors” have no information on discharge.

49

Survivors
%
70.1
15.38
10.53
4
100

Figure 4.3. Outcome for Major Trauma Cases by Age Group
Survivors

Death

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases(%)

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0-4

5-14

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84

>=85

Age Group

Table 4.3. Outcome for Major Trauma Cases by Age Group
Age
Group
(years)
0-4
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
≥85
TOTAL

Survivors

Death

Total

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

16
49
288
205
102
87
37
36
14
2
836

69.57
84.48
73.1
73.21
71.83
67.44
48.68
46.15
51.85
25
68.81

7
9
106
75
40
42
39
42
13
6
379

30.43
15.52
26.9
26.79
28.17
32.56
51.32
53.85
48.15
75
31.19

23
58
394
280
142
129
76
78
27
8
1215

1.89
4.77
32.43
23.05
11.69
10.62
6.26
6.42
2.22
0.66
100

50

Figure 4.4. Mechanism of Injury by Outcome for Total Major Trauma Cases

Survivors

Death

Percentage of Major Trauma Cases(%)

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Blunt

Penetrating

Burns

Mechanism of Injury

Table 4.4. Outcome for Major Trauma Cases by Mechanism of Injury
Mechanism of Injury
Blunt
Penetrating
Burns
TOTAL

Survivors
No.
%
774
68.44
57
79.17
5
45.45
836
68.86

No.
357