Table 3:
Mechanisms of Injury Sustained by Included Subjects
| Number of cases (% of Sample, denominator=7,911) | Number that met the criteria for that mechanism (% with that mechanism that met the criteria) | Number that Needed a Trauma Center (% with that mechanism of injury that needed a trauma center) |
Over and Under-Triage Using the Criteria for Each Mechanism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fall (criteria: from height >10 feet) |
2,810 (36%) | 95 (3%) | 16 (1%) | 8% Over-triage 56% Under-triage +LR 5.9 (95%CI 2.8–12.6) |
|
Motor Vehicle Crash (criteria: ejection, Intrusion >12” at seat or >18” elsewhere, and Death of another passenger) |
2,246 (28%) | 100 (4%) | 20 (1%) | 4% Over-triage 90% Under-triage +LR 2.3 (95%CI 0.6–8.6) |
|
Auto vs. Pedestrian (Criteria: Significant Impact (>20 mph), Patient thrown, or run over) |
560 (7%) | 321 (57%) | 10 (2%) | 57% Over-triage 10% Under-triage +LR 1.6 (95%CI 1.3–2.0) |
|
Motor Cycle Crash (Criteria: >20 mph) |
12 (<1%) | 2 (17%) | 0 | N/A |
| Mechanism of injury that is not listed in the Field Triage Decision Scheme | 2,283 (29%) | N/A | 16 (1%) | N/A |