Sports cohort: demographics and acute care costs*
| n (%) | Mean cost (95% CI) | Total cost (%) | |
| Ages 5–17 years | 7799 (100) | £749 (£650 to £849) | £5 843 060 (100) |
| Sports cohort | 2903 (37) | £669 (£566 to £772) | £1 942 345 (33) |
| Age group | |||
| Younger (5–11 years) | 1286 (44) | £501 (£438 to £564) | £644 045 (33) |
| Older (12–17 years) | 1617 (56) | £803 (£624 to £982) | £1 298 300 (67) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2272 (78) | £682 (£554 to £810) | £1 549 252 (80) |
| Female | 628 (22) | £625 (£513 to £738) | £392 447 (20) |
| TBI severity† | |||
| Mild | 2727 (93.9) | £443 (£389 to £497) | £1 209 200 (62) |
| Moderate | 146 (5.0) | £2269 (£1622 to £2916) | £331 272 (17) |
| Severe | 30 (1.0) | £13 395 (£6400 to £20 392) | £401 873 (21) |
| Disposition | |||
| Discharge from ED | 1902 (66) | £205 (£203 to £206) | £389 483 (20) |
| Admission | 995 (34) | £1559 (£1265 to £1853) | £1 551 083 (80) |
| Paediatric ward | 267 (9.2) | £4184 (£3173 to £5194) | £1 117 009 (59) |
| PICU | 43 (1.5) | £13 199 (£8217 to £18 180) | £567 538 (29) |
| Death | 0 (0) | £0.00 | £0.00 |
*Costs inflated to 2018 Australian dollars and presented as pound sterling using the average exchange rate of £0.60 on 30 June 2018.
†TBI severity: mild TBI, GCS scores 13–15, no neurological deficits, negative neuroimaging; moderate TBI, GCS scores 9–12 or 13–15 with neurological deficits or positive neuroimaging; severe TBI, GCS scores ≤8.
ED, emergency department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; NOS, not otherwise specified; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit; TBI, traumatic brain injury.