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Table 1 Duration, average disability weights and frequencies for each injury and each period of five years (Rhône)

From: The burden of road traffic accidents in a French Departement: the description of the injuries and recent changes

   

Number of injuries Period 1997-2001

Number of injuries Period 2002-2006

 

Duration* (years)

Average disability weight*

Males

Females

Males

Females

Fractures

          

   Skull short term

0.107

0.431

184

0.6%

65

0.4%

137

0.5%

40

0.3%

   Skull long term

life long

0.361

34

0.1%

12

0.1%

30

0.1%

5

0.0%

   Face bones

0.118

0.223

781

2.5%

315

1.9%

532

1.9%

194

1.4%

   Vertebral column

0.14

0.266

465

1.5%

223

1.4%

377

1.4%

190

1.4%

   Rib or sternum

0.115

0.199

915

2.9%

655

4.1%

875

3.1%

552

4.0%

   Pelvis

0.126

0.247

366

1.2%

244

1.5%

293

1.1%

194

1.4%

   Clavicle, scapula or humerus

0.112

0.153

1462

4.7%

497

3.1%

1141

4.1%

359

2.6%

   Radius or ulna

0.112

0.180

1598

5.2%

682

4.2%

1241

4.5%

546

3.9%

   Hand bones

0.07

0.100

1149

3.7%

287

1.8%

874

3.1%

208

1.5%

   Femur short term

0.146

0.372

306

1.0%

79

0.5%

268

1.0%

83

0.6%

   Femur long term

life long

0.272

220

0.7%

62

0.4%

196

0.7%

36

0.3%

   Patella, tibia or fibula

0.096

0.271

1117

3.6%

371

2.3%

860

3.1%

307

2.2%

   Ankle

0.099

0.196

468

1.5%

187

1.2%

457

1.6%

160

1.1%

   Foot bones

0.073

0.077

532

1.7%

185

1.1%

472

1.7%

145

1.0%

Injured spinal cord

life long

0.725

128

0.4%

78

0.5%

89

0.3%

63

0.5%

Dislocations

          

   Shoulder, elbow or hip

0.034

0.074

436

1.4%

98

0.6%

432

1.6%

119

0.9%

   other dislocation

0.019

0.074

4658

15.0%

5659

35.0%

5096

18.3%

5534

39.7%

Sprains

0.038

0.064

2187

7.0%

899

5.6%

2164

7.8%

787

5.6%

Intracranial injuries

          

   Short-term

0.067

0.359

244

0.8%

84

0.5%

203

0.7%

63

0.5%

   Long-term

life long

0.361

264

0.9%

84

0.5%

258

0.9%

70

0.5%

Internal injuries

0.038

0.208

891

2.9%

287

1.8%

839

3.0%

267

1.9%

Open wound

0.025

0.108

12457

40.1%

5060

31.3%

10803

38.8%

3964

28.4%

Injury to eyes

          

   Short-term

0.019

0.108

83

0.3%

39

0.2%

81

0.3%

37

0.3%

   Long-term

life long

0.311

5

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

0.0%

Amputations

          

   Thumb, finger

life long

0.134

13

0.0%

1

0.0%

12

0.0%

2

0.0%

   arm

life long

0.267

6

0.0%

2

0.0%

2

0.0%

1

0.0%

   Toe5

life long

0.102

3

0.0%

0

0.0%

11

0.0%

5

0.0%

   Foot, leg

life long

0.300

14

0.0%

3

0.0%

13

0.0%

2

0.0%

Crushing

0.094

0.218

16

0.1%

8

0.0%

32

0.1%

9

0.1%

Burns

          

   less than 20% (short term)

life long

0.158

3

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

0.0%

1

0.0%

   Greater than 20%6 (long term)

life long

0.255

2

0.0%

0

0.0%

13

0.0%

2

0.0%

Injured nerves

          

   Long-term

life long

0.069

21

0.1%

2

0.0%

12

0.0%

3

0.0%

Poisoning

0.008

0.611

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

   Total

  

31028

100.0%

16168

100.0%

27815

100.0%

13950

100.0%

  1. * Begg et al. 2002