General practitioners knowledge and management of whiplash associated disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder: implications for patient care

Table 1 GPs’ demographic profile and their most commonly seen RTC-related injuries

Demographic	n	(%)	Most common injuries presenting to GPs’	n	(%)
Age			Injury type
25–35 years	50	12	No injury at all	88	21
36–45 years	96	23	Muscular or soft tissue bruise or strain	406	96
46–60 year	168	40	Whiplash injury to the neck	351	83
60+ yrs	109	26	Back injury - thoracic	199	47
Gender			- lumbar	168	40
Male	214	51	Patients with one or more fractures	205	48
Female	209	49	Head injury	152	36
Years of experience as a GP^a			Concussion	159	38
≤ 10 year	102	24	Psychological conditions such as PTSD	243	57
11–20 year	50	12	Skin wounds	196	46
20+ yrs	270	64	Injuries requiring ongoing management post-hospital discharge	207	49
Location of practice			Joint injury - upper limb	134	32
Urban	251	59	- lower limb	112	26
Regional	139	33	Chronic pain	240	57
Remote	33	8
Overall no. of GPs in practice^b
1	41	10
2–3	71	17
4–7	169	40
≥ 8	139	33
States
VIC	106	25.1
NSW	126	30.5
QLD	92	21.7
SA/NT/WA/TAS/ACT	99	22.7

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