Table 1

Characteristics of the emergency visits by sports injuries in Madrid, 2012–2015

n (%)
Gender
Male855 (80.7)
Female205 (19.3)
Age

≤20 years302 (28.5)
21–59 years620 (58.5)
≥60 years138 (13.0)
Regime


Social Security866 (81.7)
Private56 (5.3)
Injury43 (4.1)
Others95 (9.0)
Department




Traumatology and orthopaedic surgery650 (61.3)
Paediatrics or paediatrics surgery76 (7.2)
Neurosurgery62 (5.8)
Maxillofacial surgery57 (5.4)
Internal medicine53 (5.0)
Others42 (4.0)
Length of stay



≤1 day312 (29.4)
2 days198 (18.7)
3–4 days179 (16.9)
5–7 days163 (15.4)
≥8 days130 (12.3)
Discharge

Home1031 (97.3)
Transfer to another facility22 (2.1)
Death7 (0.7)