Table 4 Comparison of Characteristics between 2007 and 2017.
Characteristic | 2007 | 2017 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 100 (100%) | n = 214 (100%) | ||
Male, sex n(%) | 91 (91) | 205 (96) | 0.149 |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 28.4 (10.25) | 29.3 (9.73) | 0.541 |
Aggressor, n(%) | |||
Authority | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 0.011 |
Criminal group | 0 (0.0) | 7 (9.5) | |
Known | 21 (27.6) | 28 (38.3) | |
Unknown | 54 (71.0) | 37 (50.6) | |
Motive, n(%) | |||
Fight | 27 (48.2) | 41 (50.6) | |
Robbery | 18 (32.1) | 19 (23.4) | |
Revenge | 6 (10.7) | 16 (19.7) | 0.101 |
Police operation | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Other | 2 (3.5) | 2 (2.4) | |
Family violence | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.7) | |
Wound mechanism, n(%) | |||
GSWs | 51 (51.0) | 97 (45.3) | 0.414 |
SWs | 49 (49.0) | 117 (54.6) | |
Victims drug consumption, n(%) | |||
Alcohol | 37 (37.0) | 109 (50.9) | |
Non consumption | 60 (60.0) | 93 (43.4) | 0.021 |
Others | 3 (3.0) | 12 (5.6) | |
Death place, n(%) | |||
Scene | 42 (45.1) | 54 (25.2) | |
Transportation | 32 (34.4) | 93 (43.4) | 0.002 |
Medical facility | 19 (20.4) | 67 (31.3) | |
Transportation mean, n (%) | |||
Ambulance | 3 (3.5) | 2 (1.0) | 0.005 |
Taxi | 5 (5.9) | 18 (9.1) | |
Police vehicle | 26 (30.9) | 93 (47.4) | |
Private vehicle | 7 (8.3) | 27 (13.7) | |
Other | 1 (1.1) | 2 (1.0) | |
No transportation | 42 (50.0) | 54 (27.5) | |
Time wound-ER in minutes, mean (SD) | 20.05 (13.70) | 23.11 (17.32) | 0.492 |
Vital signs at admission, n(%) | |||
Yes | 18 (19.7) | 38 (17.7) | < 0.001 |
No | 31 (34.0) | 122 (57.0) | |
Death on the Scene | 42 (46.1) | 54 (25.2) | |
Type of medical attention, n(%) | |||
Prehospital care | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.111 |
Emergency room care | 4 (4.3) | 27 (12.6) | |
Surgical care | 15 (16.1) | 40(18.6) | |
Death before admission | 73 (78.4) | 146 (68.2) | |
Initial medical center level, n(%) | |||
1st (Lowest) | 6 (6.5) | 21 (9.8) | 0.003 |
2nd | 13 (14.1) | 25 (11.6) | |
3rd | 30 (32.6) | 103 (48.1) | |
4th (Highest) | 1 (1.0) | 11 (5.1) | |
Death on the scene | 42 (45.6) | 54 (25.2) | |
Definitive medical center level, n(%) | |||
1st (Lowest) | 3 (3.2) | 14 (6.5) | 0.001 |
2nd | 13 (14.1) | 23 (10.7) | |
3rd | 33 (35.8) | 109 (50.9) | |
4th (Highest) | 1(1.0) | 14(6.5) | |
Death on the scene | 42 (45.6) | 54 (25.2) | |
