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. 2019 Feb 18;4(1):e000288. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000288

Table 2.

Injury categories for trauma patients (n=665)

Injuries n %
Rib fractures 277 41.65
Brain 258 38.80
Pneumothorax or hemothorax 205 30.83
Facial fracture 158 23.76
Cervical spine fracture 139 20.90
Lung contusion 139 20.90
Lower extremity long bone fracture 122 18.35
Thoracic spine fracture 108 16.24
Lumbar spine fracture 89 13.38
Upper extremity long bone fracture 89 13.38
Major vascular 88 13.23
Liver 83 12.48
Pelvic fracture—operative 62 9.32
Spleen 58 8.72
Spinal cord injury with neurological deficit 55 8.27
Stomach or small bowel 55 8.27
Pelvic fracture—non-operative 54 8.12
Kidney 45 6.77
Colon or rectum 38 5.71
Pancreas 18 2.71

Categories are not mutually exclusive.