Study design | Factors related to the circumstances of injury |
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   Design (prospective, retrospective) | Injury mechanism (transport - detail, fall, assault, poisons, burns etc...) |
   Setting (location) | Location of injury (road, industrial, home) |
   Number of hospital ED's in study | Injury coding and clinical indicators |
   Data collection source/Survey tool (registry, survey) | Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) [17] |
   Date of study | Injury Severity Score (ISS) [18] |
   Sample size | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems (ICD) coding [19] |
Patient factors | Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) [20] |
   Age | Revised Trauma Score (RTS) [21] |
   Gender | Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) [22] |
   Occupation | Outcomes |
System factors | Admission to ICU |
   Pre-hospital care/mode of arrival | Mortality rate |
   Presentation/admission to ED (inclusion criteria of Review) | Length of stay |
 | Financial costs |