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2YEARS OF SEVERE INJURY IN CHILDREN
2Years of Severe Injury in Children (ISS > 15)
Most senior clinician in the ED
Direct admissions to hospital = 1,169
Most senior in ED
Number of cases (%)
All
Children’s MTC
TU
Adult MTC
All patients directly admitted visited the ED.
76.5% of severely injured children were resuscitated by consultants, 49% were seen by a paediatric specialist in the ED.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Consultant
Associate Specialist
ST
FY/ST 1-2
Other/not recorded
Percentage of patients
2013 & 2014
2012
Consultant
894 (76.5%)
534 (90.1%)
269 (57.8%)
91 (82%)
Associate Specialist
34 (2.9%)
29 (6.2%)
5 (4.5%)
ST3 and above
103 (8.8%)
38 (6.4%)
58 (12.5%)
7 (6.3%)
FY / ST 1-2
76 (6.5%)
15 (2.5%)
58 (12.5%)
3 (2.7%)
Other / Not recorded
62 (5.3%)
6 (1%)
51 (11%)
5 (4.5%)
Total
1,169 (100%)
593 (100%)
465 (100%)
111 (100%)