St. George Hospital Trauma Presentations 2004 to 2008

Time Period

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total Presented

1033

1303

1451

1540

1436

Total Admitted

714

818

772

847

826

Total Death

28

29

32

33

31

Total IHT

76

104

121

122

118

Time Period

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Fall: <1 metres

-

-

10

77

55

Fall: 1-5 metres

-

-

158

198

237

Fall: >5 metres

-

-

32

24

18

MVC

403

537

690

684

614

MBC

65

106

119

135

128

Pedestrian

114

112

113

137

113

Pedal cyclist

49

71

78

95

87

Assault

48

69

49

53

38

Aircraft incident

0

0

0

1

4

Stabbing

37

32

35

39

41

Sporting Injury

25

21

24

26

16

Burns: contact

13

15

13

10

9

Boating incident

10

5

12

15

11

Other motorised vehicle crash

2

2

8

5

8

Industrial injury: mechanical

8

12

5

9

12

Industrial injury: electrical

0

0

0

1

0

Structure collapse

5

4

5

4

3

Gunshot wound

4

3

4

7

3

Horse riding incident

4

5

4

4

7

Railway/train incident

2

4

4

2

3

Skateboard/rollerblades

0

0

0

2

5

Burns: inhalation

3

2

3

0

3

Parachuting incident

1

1

1

0

0

Time Period

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

< 9 (minor)

568 (55%)

799 (61%)

986 (68%)

1112 (72%)

1023 (71%)

9-15 (major)

239 (23%)

284 (22%)

233 (16%)

194 (13%)

181 (13%)

> 15 (severe)

226 (22%)

220 (17%)

232 (16%)

234 (15%)

232 (16%)