Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
Items | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 32,936 (59.6) |
Female | 22,343 (40.4) |
Severity of injury - Mild | |
Superficial injury | 9037 (16.3) |
Open wound | 1825 (3.3) |
Sprain/dislocation | 24,049 (43.5) |
Severity of injury - Severe | |
Fracture | 11,035 (20.0) |
Nerve injury | 289 (0.5) |
Blood vessel injury | 87 (0.2) |
Internal organ injury | 8147 (14.7) |
Muscle injury | 457 (0.8) |
Crush injury | 119 (0.2) |
Amputation | 34 (0.1) |
Operation | |
Yes | 11,788 (21.3) |
No | 43,491 (78.7) |
Outcome | |
Survived | 54,609 (98.8) |
Died | 670 (1.2) |
Primary site of injury | |
Head | 11,050 (20.0) |
Neck | 10,523 (19.0) |
Spine | 7 (0.0) |
Chest | 4625 (8.4) |
Abdomen/Back | 11,129 (20.1) |
Shoulder/Upper Arm | 4125 (7.5) |
Forearm | 1660 (3.0) |
Wrist/Hand | 1669 (3.0) |
Hip/Thigh | 1580 (2.9) |
Knee/Lower Leg | 5756 (10.4) |
Ankle/Foot | 2136 (3.9) |
Multiple Sites | 933 (1.7) |
Unknown site | 86 (0.1) |
Role in accident | |
Driver | 22,358 (40.4) |
Pedestrian | 9411 (17.0) |
Public transit Passenger | 8818 (16.0) |
Car passenger | 5795 (10.5) |
Person injured while boarding or exiting vehicle | 5699 (10.3) |