TABLE A3.
Body Regions Injured, by Sporting Group and Percentage of Hospitalized Major Trauma Patients (Including In-Hospital Deaths) That Sustained an Injury to That Body Region in Victoria, Australia, July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2015 (Inclusive)a
| Sport | Head | Face | Neck | Thorax | Abdomen and Pelvic Contents | Spine | Upper Limb | Lower Limb | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling (n = 2766) | 564 (20.4) | 255 (9.2) | 19 (0.7) | 590 (21.3) | 132 (4.8) | 439 (15.9) | 515 (18.6) | 248 (9.0) | 4 (0.1) |
| Motor sports (n = 1452) | 201 (13.8) | 53 (3.7) | 14 (1.0) | 362 (24.9) | 133 (9.2) | 254 (17.5) | 286 (19.7) | 147 (10.1) | 2 (0.1) |
| Equestrian activities (n = 745) | 126 (16.9) | 39 (5.2) | 2 (0.3) | 166 (22.3) | 62 (8.3) | 171 (23.0) | 83 (11.1) | 96 (12.9) | 0 |
| Australian football (n = 217) | 34 (15.7) | 7 (3.2) | 7 (3.2) | 23 (10.6) | 105 (48.4) | 31 (14.3) | 5 (2.3) | 5 (2.3) | 0 |
| Swimming/diving (n = 87) | 6 (6.9) | 2 (2.3) | 3 (3.4) | 8 (9.2) | 3 (3.4) | 49 (56.3) | 2 (2.3) | 3 (3.4) | 11 (12.6) |
| Power boating (n = 168) | 35 (20.8) | 11 (6.5) | 5 (3.0) | 26 (15.5) | 9 (5.4) | 43 (25.6) | 16 (9.5) | 18 (10.7) | 5 (3.0) |
| Snow/ice sports (n = 133) | 21 (15.8) | 6 (4.5) | 1 (0.8) | 21 (15.8) | 21 (15.8) | 35 (26.3) | 10 (7.5) | 18 (13.5) | 0 |
| Aerosports (n = 108) | 6 (5.6) | 6 (5.6) | 1 (0.9) | 19 (17.6) | 4 (3.7) | 32 (29.6) | 12 (11.1) | 28 (25.9) | 0 |
| Fishing (n = 5) | 2 (40.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (40.0) |
| Other (n = 453) | 150 (33.1) | 30 (6.6) | 5 (1.1) | 49 (10.8) | 47 (10.4) | 94 (20.8) | 40 (8.8) | 35 (7.7) | 3 (0.7) |
| All sports (N = 6134) | 1145 (18.7) | 409 (6.7) | 57 (0.9) | 1265 (20.6) | 516 (8.4) | 1148 (18.7) | 969 (15.8) | 598 (9.7) | 27 (0.4) |
aValues are expressed as n (%).