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Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of domestic accidents during the COVID-19 outbreak lockdown and the same period of the previous year

From: Children at risk of domestic accidents when are locked up at home: the other side of COVID-19 outbreak lockdown

Characteristics

Total = 1,872

2019

n = 879

2020

n = 993

P value

Sex, n(%)

  • Female

821(43.86)

371(42.21)

450 (45.32)

0.176

  • Male

1,051 (56.14)

508 (57.79)

543 (54.68)

Age, (months), median (IQR)

54 (25–102)

64 (23–120)

50(26–86)

 < 0.001

Age groups, n(%)

  • Infant and toddler (0 to < 3 years)

675 (36.06)

305 (34.70)

370 (37.26)

 < 0.001

  • Preschooler (3 to < 6 years)

469 (25.05)

174 (19.80)

295 (29.71)

  • Child school (6 to 9 years)

313(16.72)

139 (15.81)

174 (17.52)

    • Adolescent (> 9 years)

415 (22.17)

261 (29.69)

154 (15.51)

Ethnic group, n(%)

  • Italians

1,759 (94.01)

814 (92.71)

945 (95.17)

0.025

  • Others

112 (5.99)

64 (7.29)

48 (4.83)

Priority ED visits, n(%)

  • Emergency-Urgent

428 (22.86)

313 (35.61)

115 (11.58)

 < 0.001

  • Not urgent-Delayed

1,444 (77.14)

566 (64.39)

878 (88.42)

Admission to ED, n(%)

  • Transferred from other hospital

433 (23.14)

350 (39.82)

83 (8.37)

 < 0.001

  • Direct

1,438 (76.86)

529 (60.18)

909 (91.63)

Time of injury, n(%)

  • 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

643 (41.56)

371 (55.54)

454 (54.63)

0.151

  • 5:00 PM-12 PM

825 (55.04)

268 (40.12)

355 (42.72)

  • 12PM-8AM

51 (3.40)

29 (4.34)

22 (2.65)

Delayed time of presentation to ED, n(%)

364 (19.45)

134 (15.26)

230 (23.16)

 < 0.001

Injury mechanism, n(%)

  Fall,

1,286(68.70)

591 (67.24)

695 (69.99)

0.2

  Collision

163 (8.71)

76 (8.65)

87 (8.76)

0.930

  Stretching/traction

129(6.89)

74 (8.42)

55 (5.54)

0.014

  Crushing

53(2.83)

23 (2.62)

30 (3.02)

0.60

  Burn

10 (0.53)

2 (0.23)

8 (0.81)

0.09

  Poisoning

40 (2.14)

2 (0.23)

38 (3.83)

 < 0.001

  Foreign body ingestion

40 (2.14)

6 (0.68)

34 (3.43)

 < 0.001

  Foreign body inhalation

1 (0.06)

1 (0.11)

0

0.470

  Foreign in nose, ear, genital tract

53 (2.83)

15 (1.71)

38 (3.83)

0.006

  Electrocution

0

0

0

0

  Drowning

0

0

0

0

  Bite injuries caused by domestic animals

97 (5.18)

86 (9.78)

11 (1.11)

 < 0.001

Injury pattern, n (%)

  Soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and ligaments) contusion

212 (11.32)

78 (8.87)

134 (13.49)

0.002

  Trauma of parenchymal organs

19 (1.01)

13 (1.48)

6 (0.60)

0.06

  Fracture

769 (41.10)

411 (47.9)

348 (35.05)

 < 0.001

  Sprain/dislocation/strain

219 (11.70)

142 (16.15)

77 (7.75)

 < 0.001

  Wounds: cut/scrape/ abrasion/ scratch/laceration/erosion/ulceration/bruise

452 (24.14)

219 (24.9)

233 (23.49)

0.452

  Head trauma

384 (20.51)

131 (14.90)

253(25.48)

 < 0.001

  Other injuries

15 (0.80)

13 (1.48)

2 (0.20)

0.002

Body region, n(%)

  Upper extremities

709 (37.87)

353 (40.16)

356 (35.85)

0.06

  Lower extremities

267 (14.26)

144 (16.38)

123 (12.39)

0.014

  Maxillofacial area

219 (11.70)

60 (6.83)

159 (16.01)

 < 0.001

  Trunk

82 (4.38)

39 (4.44)

43 (4.33)

0.906

  Neck

201 (10.74)

193 (21.96)

8 (80.81)

 < 0.001

  Head

394 (21.05)

149 (16.95)

245 (24.67)

 < 0.001

Clinical management

  Need for hospitalization, n(%)

1,148 (61.36)

590 (67.20)

558 (56.19)

 < 0.001

  Need for diagnostic investigation/specialistic consultation at ED, n(%)

1,420 (75.85)

627 (71.33)

793 (79.86)

 < 0.001

  Need for treatment, n(%)

1,215 (64.94)

539 (61.39)

676 (68.08)

0.002

  Need for follow up, n(%)

939 (50.16)

499 (56.77)

440 (44.31)

 < 0.001