Table 3

Prehospital circumstances, hospital arrival time and means of transportation

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage
Distance from hospital≤60 km31268.7%
>60 km14231.3%
Hospital arrival time≤1 hour of injury18440.5%
Within 1–4 hours of injury17638.8%
4–24 hours of injury6915.2%
>24 hours of injury255.5%
Who brought the victims to the hospital?Policeman296.8%
Relative/family37882.6%
Others4710.6%
Transferred fromPrimary hospitals17137.7%
From the scene of an injury28362.3%
Transport to hospitalAmbulance9320.5%
Commercial vehicles31168.5%
Others5011%