Table 2.
Injury patterns, injury severity and mechanisms for isolated and combined injuries
| n (%) | Median ISS (SD) | First and second most common injury mechanisms | |
| Isolated injuries | |||
| Limbs | 4736 (48.1) | 9.0 (0.2) | Falls <2 m, road traffic incident |
| Head | 1609 (16.3) | 16 (5.7) | Falls <2 m, road traffic incident |
| Abdominal | 494 (5) | 9.0 (4.8) | Road traffic incident, fall <2 m |
| Other | 229 (2.3) | 25 (8.6) | Other, burn |
| Spine | 112 (1.1) | 9.0 (5.2) | Fall <2 m, fall >2 m |
| Chest | 156 (1.6) | 9.0 (6.6) | Stabbing, road traffic incident |
| Total (isolated injuries) | 7336 (74.4) | – | |
| Combined injuries | |||
| Head and other | 423 (4.3) | 20 (6.8) | Road traffic incident, blow |
| Head and limb | 293 (3.0) | 17.0 (7.6) | Road traffic incident, fall >2 m |
| Head and spine | 57 (0.6) | 25.0 (8.6) | Road traffic incident, fall <2 m |
| Head and chest | 92 (0.9) | 26.0 (11.0) | Road traffic incident, fall >2 m |
| Limb and other | 148 (1.5) | 10.0 (2.5) | Road traffic incident, fall <2 m |
| Limb and pelvis | 55 (0.6) | 9.0 (6.2) | Road traffic incident, fall >2 m |
| Limb and chest | 75 (0.8) | 13.0 (5.9) | Road traffic incident, joint second; stabbing and other |
| Chest and abdomen | 79 (0.8) | 20.0 (8.5) | Road traffic incident, fall <2 m |
| Combined: head, chest, limb, other | 55 (0.6) | 34.0 (10.5) | Road traffic incident, blow 5 |
| Combined: head, limb, other | 156 (1.6) | 21.0 (7.5) | Road traffic incident, fall >2 m |
| Combined: head, chest, limb | 54 (0.5) | 29.0 (10.1) | Road traffic incident, joint second: fall >2 m and other |
| Combined: head, chest, other | 65 (0.7) | 29.0 (11.9) | Road traffic incident, fall >2 m |
| Other combinations with a frequency <50 (n=87) | 963 (9.8) | – | |
| Total (combined injuries) | 2515 (25.7) | – | |
| Total isolated and combined injuries | 9851 (100.1) | – | |
ISS, Injury Severity Score.