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Table 4 Care provided at the hospital

From: Describing trauma patient characteristics and care provided at a referral hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania: a prospective cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Statistic

Chest tube Insertion

10 (1%)

 Missing

15 (2%)

IV access present/performed

708 (98%)

 Missing

6 (1%)

Pelvis stabilized

16 (2%)

 Missing

14 (2%)

Other Procedures Performed

 

 Laceration repair

8 (1%)

 Splinting/Fracture Reduction

5 (1%)

 Intubation

3 (0%)

 Other

4 (1%)

 None

705 (97%)

Treatments Given

 

 IV fluids

298 (41%)

 Opioid analgesia

144 (20%)

 Other analgesia

333 (46%)

 Antibiotics

284 (39%)

 Tetanus

51 (7%)

 Sedation/Paralytics

24 (3%)

 Blood Products Ordered

21 (3%)

 Naloxone Given

3 (0%)

Blood glucose checked

703 (97%)

Hemoglobin checked

478 (66%)

Radiology Studies

 

 FAST exam performed

446 (61%)

 X-Ray Done

439 (60%)

  Extremity

262 (36%)

  Chest

136 (19%)

  Pelvis

61 (8%)

  Neck

6 (1%)

  Abdominal

6 (1%)

 CT Performed

262 (36%)

  Head

247 (34%)

  Abdomen/pelvis

12 (2%)

  Chest

8 (1%)

  Neck

6 (1%)