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Table 6 Study variables

From: GCS 15: when mild TBI isn’t so mild

 

Variable / Field Name

Field choices

N complete (out of 2211 unless noted otherwise)

ed_arrivel_date

ED Arrival Date

date

2211

age_in_years

Age

number in years

2211

sex

Gender

0, Female | 1, Male

2211

race

Race

0, Caucasian | 1, Black | 2, Hispanic | 3, Native American | 4, Asian | 5, Other

2211

marital_status

Marital Status

0, Single | 1, Married | 2, Divorced/ Separated | 3, Not known

2210

employment

Employment Status

0, Not employed | 1, Employed | 2, Retired | 3, Student | 4, Not known

2656

date_head_injury

Date of Head Injury

date

1959

time_head_injury

Time of Head Injury

0, 0–12 h ago | 1, 12–24 h ago | 2, More than 24 h ago

2192

head_injury_reporting

Head Injury Reporting

0, Self Reported | 1, Friend/ family | 2, EMS

2211

asso_vomit

Vomiting after injury

0, No | 1, Yes

2210

asso_seizure

Seizures after injury

0, No | 1, Yes

2209

loss_consciousness

Loss of Consciousness

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

aoc

Altered Mental Status/Alteration of Consciousness (AOC)

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

pta

Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA)

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

fall

Association of Fall with Injury

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

occupational

Was this an occupational injury?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2210

hit_struck_fall_head

Did anything hit/struck/fall on head?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

sport

Did the injury occur while playing a sport?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

recreational_activity

Injury occurred during a recreational activity?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2210

rec_vehicle

Was a recreational vehicle involved?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

379/379

rec_vehicle_type

What type of Rec Vehicle was involved?

0, Bicycle | 1, Motorcycle | 2, ATV | 3, Other | 4, Watercraft | 5, Not Known

290/290

helmet_use

Use of Helmet in Recreational Vehicle injury

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, N/A

284/290

traffic_accident

Did the Injury occur in a traffic accident?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

traffic_accident_driver

Location of Patient

0, Driver | 1, Front Seat Passenger | 2, Back Seat Passenger | 3, Open Air Seating | 4, Other | 5, Unknown

746

seatbelt

Was a seatbelt worn?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, N/A

742

alcohol_bf_injury

Alcohol Consumption Prior to Injury (by Patient)

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

assaulted

Was the patient Assaulted?

0, No | 1, Yes | 2, Unknown

2211

location_injury_occured

At what location did the injury occur?

0, Inside a Home | 1, Outside a home (yard/driveway) | 2, On the road | 3, “Outdoors” | 4, At Work | 5, Restaurant or Bar/Club | 6, Store | 7, Other Public Area (Park/sidewalk) | 8, Other

2211

transfer

Was the patient transferred from another facility?

0, No | 1, Yes

2211

mode_trans

Mode of Transportation

0, Walk in/private vehicle | 1, Ambulance | 2, Helicopter

2211

admitted_dis_or

Discharged or Admitted

0, Discharged | 1, Admitted

2211

hlos

Hospital Length of Stay

number value

666/666

icu

ICU Stay?

0, No | 1, Yes

666/666

icu_los

ICU Length of Stay

number value

192/192

disch_disposition

Discharge Disposition

1, routine dc| 2, rehab | 3, psych | 4, expired| 5, hospice/NH| 6, AMA| 7, law enforcement

2211

in_hospital_death

In hospital death?

0, No | 1, Yes

2211

prehosp_gcs_completion

Pre Hospital Glasgow Coma Scale Completion

0, No | 1, Yes

946/1381

 

Pre Hospital GCS

number from 3 to 15

 

tbi_severity_prehosp

TBI Severity- Pre Hospital

0, Mild | 1, Moderate | 2, Severe

946/1381

ed_gcs_completion

ED Glasgow Coma Scale Completion

0, No | 1, Yes

2211

ed_gcs_score_1

ED GCS Score

number from 3 to 15

2211

tbi_severity_ed

TBI Severity- ED

0, Mild | 1, Moderate | 2, Severe

2211

surgical_intervention

Surgical intervention done?

0, No | 1, Yes

2211

ct_scan

CT Scan Done?

0, No | 1, Yes

2211

head_ct_abmormal

Head CT abnormal?

0, No | 1, Yes

1996/1996

ct_findings

Please check any/all abnormalities that are observed on the CT scan:

0, Extra-calvarial soft tissue swelling | 1, Fracture of skull | 2, Fracture of Maxillo-facial bones (except nose) | 3, Fracture of Nasal bones | 4, Calvarial fracture through carotid canal | 5, Calvarial fracture through foramen magnum | 6, Subfalcine herniation | 7, Upward trans-tentorial herniation | 8, Downward trans-tentorial herniation | 9, Uncal herniation | 10, Tonsillar herniation | 11, Epidural hematoma | 12, Subdural hematoma | 13, Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 14, Intraventricular hemorrhage | 15, Parenchymal or Hemorrhagic contusion | 16, Diffuse Axonal Injury (Unilateral / Bilateral)

485/485

alcohol_level

Alcohol Blood Level

number value

233

urine_drug_screen

Urine Drug Screen

0, Negative | 1, Positive

157

arr_meds

Arrival Anticoagulant Medications?

0, No | 1, Yes

2167

med_type

Medications- Types

0, Warafrin | 1, Aspirin | 2, Plavix | 3, Aggrenox | 4, Ticlid | 5, Dipyridamole | 6, Heparin | 7, Enoxaparin | 8, Dabigatran

2167/2167

anticoag_rev_int

Anticoagulation Reversal Intervention?

0, No | 1, Yes

189/242

int_type

Intervention- Type

0, IV Vitamin K | 1, FFP | 2, PCC | 3, Factor IX Complex | 4, Recombinant Factor VIIa | 5, SC Vitamin K | 6, Other

14/14