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. 2022 May 3;12(5):e061076. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061076

Table 2.

Significant injuries by sex for trapped casualties

Female % Male % P value
Pelvic ring fracture with blood loss >20% 23 0.8 48 1.0 0.394
Blood loss >20% (%) 114 4.0 161 3.3 0.139
Tension pneumothorax (%) 26 0.9 92 1.9 <0.0001
Multiple spinal fractures (%) 429 14.9 649 13.3 0.54
Dens fracture (%) 85 3.0 79 1.6 <0.0001
Spinal compression fracture grade 2/3 (%) 66 2.3 75 1.5 0.022
Unstable spinal fracture (%) 276 9.6 441 9.0 0.43
Spinal cord injury (%) 218 7.6 308 6.3 0.038

Injuries are not mutually exclusive; patients may have more than one qualifying injury.