Table 2. Patient categorization using the ISS.

ETC: early total care; DCO: damage control orthopedics; ISS: Injury Severity Score; MVA: motor vehicle accident

Mild trauma

Moderate trauma

Severe trauma

Profound trauma

ISS, mean ± SD

5.1 ± 1.6

10.5 ± 1.9

19.14 ± 1.8

40.7 ± 10.3

Gender, n

Female

3/8

2/8

2/9

2/4

Male

5/8

6/8

7/9

2/4

Age, mean ± SD (years)

34.1 ± 21.2

48.7 ± 16.8

58.0 ± 15.4

53 ± 25.2

Cause, n

MVA

6/8

4/8

7/9

3/4

Fall

2/8

3/8

2/9

0/4

Gunshot

0/8

0/8

0/9

¼

Crushed

0/8

1/8

0/9

0/4

Intubation in the ED, n

0

0

1/9

3/4

ICU

0

1/8

2/9

3/4

Days of hospitalization, mean ± SD

10.5 ± 2.8

3.8 ± 6.1

17.5 ± 11.4

13 ± 2.7

Transferred to tertiary/university hospitals

0/8

0/8

2/9

3/4

Type of management

ETC

8/8

6/8

2/9

0/4

DCO

0/8

2/8

7/9

4/4