Table 2.
Overtriage and trauma alert charges by mechanism of injury
| Mechanism of injury | Count | Overtriaged count | Overtriaged percentage | Average trauma alert charge | Total trauma alert charges |
| Cut/pierce | 12 | <5 | $1950 | $23 402 | |
| Fire/burn/hot object | 49 | 14 | 28.6 | $2680 | $131 296 |
| Firearm | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | $6705 | $93 872 |
| Motor vehicle traffic | 91 | 26 | 28.6 | $2655 | $241 625 |
| Transport | 134 | 28 | 20.9 | $20 060 | $276 003 |
| Natural/environmental | 24 | <5 | $57 | $1363 | |
| Struck by/against | 122 | 24 | 19.7 | $1956 | $238 685 |
| Other mechanism | 17 | <5 | $926 | $15 750 | |
| Falls | 146 | 16 | 11.0 | $708 | $103 326 |
| Total | 609 | 122 | 20.0 | $1848 | $1 125 322 |