Table 3.
Main characteristics of the injured patients admitted at the University Hospital of North Norway Tromsø, n = 441
| Male patients (percentage of total) | 317 (72%) |
| Median age in years (interquartile range) | 28 (19-50) |
| Median ISS (interquartile range) | 9 (1-18) |
| 30 day mortality, patients (percentage of total) | 29 (6.6%) |
| Penetrating injuries, patients (percentage of total) | 10 (2%) |
| Blunt injuries, patients (percentage of total) | 431 (98%) |
| Interhospital transfer, patients (percentage of total) | 90 (20%) |
All patients admitted with a trauma team and all patients with Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15 or receiving an emergency procedure (for stabilization of compromised airways, respiration or circulation) during 2006-7