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. 2021 Apr 2;6(1):e000655. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000655

Table 4.

Specific injury diagnoses: 10 most common reported in the population

ICD-10 code – description Prepandemic
March 11, 2019–June 30, 2019
N=3862, % (n)
Pandemic
March 11, 2020–June 30, 2020
N=3446, % (n)
P value
Superficial injury* of head 23.0 (863) 27.3 (918) <0.001
Intracranial injury (TBI) 25.1 (943) 24.1 (812) 0.37
Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine 22.2 (832) 21.1 (707) 0.26
Open wound of head 15.8 (630) 17.9 (599) 0.23
Femur fracture 14.6 (549) 16.0 (536) 0.11
Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis 14.6 (548) 13.1 (440) 0.07
Fracture of skull and facial bones 13.6 (511) 12.9 (433) 0.38
Superficial injury of knee and lower leg 11.7 (440) 14.9 (499) <0.001
Intrathoracic organ injury – other/unspecified 11.1 (417) 11.5 (387) 0.57
Fracture of lower leg, including ankle 9.5 (355) 10.2 (342) 0.30

Note: 83% of patients had one of the 10 most common injury diagnoses.

*For example, contusion, abrasion, blister and bite to head (scalp, eye, nose, ear, cheek and mouth).

TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury.