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. 2021 Jul 15;37(10):1409–1414. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-04962-7

Table 3.

Injury types and mechanisms by year

2018, N (%) 2019, N (%) 2020, N (%)
Blunt
 MVC 11 (10) 4 (4) 3 (6)
 Autoped 12 (11) 14 (14) 0 (0)
 Fall 59 (53) 56 (56) 38 (73)
 Assault 3 (3) 1 (1) 3(6)
 Collision 7 (6) 11 (11) 2 (4)
 Self-injury 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0)
 Struck by object 5 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Other 6 (5) 6 (6) 0 (0)
 Total blunt 104 (94) 93 (93) 46 (88)
Penetrating
 Dog bite 3 (3) 1 (1) 3 (6)
 Stab 2 (2) 3 (3) 1 (2)
 Laceration 0 (0) 3 (0) 1 (2)
 GSW 2 (2) 0 (0) 1 (2)
 Total penetrating 7 (6) 7 (7) 6 (12)

MVC motor vehicle collision, Autoped pedestrian struck by automobile, GSW gunshot wound