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- Trauma is the leading cause of death under the age of 40 years in developed countries. It is also a major killer of older age groups, behind cardiovascular disease and cancer. Most victims are young males
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Nov 25, 2019 · The overall median age of patients was 63.6 years in the study sample, overall 55.1% male; whilst the median age is 56.6 years for those solely cared for in an MTC, 60% being male. Patients cared for outside of MTCs are significantly older at 72.1 years and predominately (53.2%) female (Table 1).
- Jan Robert Dixon, Fiona Lecky, Fiona Lecky, Omar Bouamra, Paul Dixon, Faye Wilson, Antoinette Edward...
- 2020
Mar 27, 2020 · Suicide and injury or poisoning of undetermined intent was the leading cause of death for both males and females aged 20 to 34 years in the UK, for all years observed. Males had over three...
In 1990, the mean age of MT patients within the TARN database was 36.1, the largest age group suffering MT was 0–24 years (39.3%), the most common causative mechanism was road traffic collision (59.1%), 72.7% were male and 33.6% underwent CT.
- A Kehoe, J E Smith, A Edwards, D Yates, F Lecky
- 2015
Aug 20, 2018 · For those under the age of 40 in England, trauma remains the commonest cause of death, with survivors often suffering long-term disability. The National Audit Office estimates there are 20,000 major trauma cases a year, with 5,400 deaths.
Feb 27, 2020 · Fall from standing height in older patients, presenting and largely remaining in TUs, dominates the English trauma caseload. Contrary to perception, major trauma patients currently are being cared for in both specialist (major trauma centres (MTCs)) and non-specialist (TU) hospitals.
- Jan Robert Dixon, Fiona Lecky, Fiona Lecky, Omar Bouamra, Paul Dixon, Faye Wilson, Antoinette Edward...
- 2020
4 in 100 people in the UK are expected to have PTSD at any given time (this stat doesn’t include C-PTSD), but still equates to 2,612,000 people in the UK. Women aged 16-24 are most likely to screen positive for PTSD (12.6% of the population in this age range).
Nov 3, 2020 · Trauma is the leading cause of death under the age of 40 years in developed countries. It is also a major killer of older age groups, behind cardiovascular disease and cancer. Most victims are young males. There is a massive additional societal burden from morbidity affecting survivors as well.
