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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Apr;76(4):1020–1023. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000131

Table 2. Mechanisms of Injury.

Mechanism Patients (n = 285), n (%)
Motor vehicle crash 127 (45)
Motorcycle crash 40 (14)
Auto pedestrian collision 41 (14)
Falls 27 (9.5)
Bicycle crash 18 (6.3)
Assault 17 (6.0)
Sports/all-terrain vehicle/miscellaneous 15 (5.3)

The most common mechanism in patients diagnosed with an IAI was motor vehicle crashes.