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. 2022 Dec 29;14(12):e33075. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33075

Table 2. Types of injuries encountered in patients and their frequencies.

One patient had injuries involving multiple regions like thorax and abdomen and another patient had involvement of cervical spine with necrotizing soft tissue infection of back.

Description of different types of injuries Frequency
Superficial laceration 7
a. Chest wall 1
b. Abdomen 2
c. Perineum 4
Rib fractures 12
a. Single rib fracture 2
b. Multiple rib fracture 10
Solid viscus injury 7
a. Liver injury 5
b. Splenic injury 1
c. Renal injury 1
Hollow viscus perforation 3
a. Esophageal perforation 1
b. Stomach perforation 1
c. Anal canal perforation 1
Abdominal laceration with bowel evisceration 1
Abdominal laceration with iliac vein injury 1
Scrotal laceration 1
Head injury 2
Bone fractures 1
Spine injury 2
Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) of back 1