Table 1 Patient and mechanism of injury characteristics during the non-COVID and COVID-19 period

Age, yr (± std)

41.6 (± 26.8)

43.0 (± 27.2)

Age groups, n (%)

 0–18

685 (28.3%)

397 (25.9%)

 19–39

556 (22.9%)

320 (20.9%)

 40–59

451 (18.6%)

309 (20.2%)

 60–79

464 (19.1%)

352 (23.0%)

  > 80

267 (11.0%)

153 (10.0%)

Gender (female), n (%)

1122 (46.3)

722 (47.2%)

Medical History

 Cardiac, n (%)

148 (8.2%)

197 (9.7%)

 Pulmonary n (%)

110 (4.6%)

149 (9.8%)

 Diabetes, n (%)

115 (4.8%)

81 (5.3%)

 Dementia, n (%)

45 (1.9%)

38 (2.5%)

 Psychiatric, n (%)

89 (3.7%)

94 (6.2%)

Residential status

 Community, n (%)

2333 (97.1%)

1483 (97%)

 Nursing home, n (%)

53 (2.2%)

35 (2.3%)

 Psychiatric clinic, n (%)

9 (0.4%)

6 (0.4%)

 Homeless, n (%)

2 (0.1%)

4 (0.3%)

 Rehabilitation center, n (%)

6 (0.2%)

1 (0.1%)

Triage status

 T1, n (%)

244 (6.1%)

124 (8.2%)

 T2, n (%)

278 (11.7%)

162 (10.7%)

 T3, n (%)

954 (40.3%

560 (37.0%)

 T4, n (%)

891 (37.6%)

571 (37.7%)

 T5, n (%)

103 (5.1%)

97 (6.4%)

Multiple ED admission, n (%)

50 (2.1%)

65 (4.2%)

HET, n (%)

243 (10.1%)

177 (11.7%)

Setting of injury (public area), n (%)

1521 (66.2%)

871 (58.4%)

Mechanism of injury

 Assault/domestic violence, n (%)

56 (2.4%)

41 (2.7%)

 Self-inflicted, n (%)

35 (1.5%)

36 (2.4%)

 Simple fall, n (%)

1140 (48.3%)

821 (54.3%)

 Traffic related, n (%)

445 (18.8%)

340 (22.5%)

 Work related, n (%)

98 (4.1%)

79 (5.2%)

 Sports related, n (%)

588 (24.9%)

196 (13.0%)

Type of injury

 Blunt, n (%)

2307 (96.4%)

1432 (94.1%)

 Penetrating, n (%)

56 (2.3%)

68 (4.5%)

 Burn (including chemical), n (%)

15 (0.6%)

9 (0.6%)

 Blast, n (%)

3 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

 Other, n (%)

13 (0.5%)

12 (0.8%)