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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2024; 12(35): 6808-6814
Published online Dec 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i35.6808
Published online Dec 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i35.6808
Table 3 Distribution of trauma sites in patients with different causes of trauma, n (%)
| Cause of injury | Limbs/skin | Head/neck | Chest/abdomen | Back | Total |
| Falls | 4758 (63.30) | 2012 (26.77) | 641 (8.53) | 286 (3.80) | 7517 (100.00) |
| Other trauma | 1576 (59.86) | 542 (20.85) | 255 (9.68) | 92 (3.49) | 2633 (100.00) |
| Road traffic accidents | 1399 (55.67) | 666 (26.50) | 342 (13.61) | 106 (4.22) | 2513 (100.00) |
| Violence | 581 (32.37) | 956 (53.26) | 235 (13.09) | 23 (1.28) | 1795 (100.00) |
| Cutting/stabbing | 1359 (89.37) | 142 (9.10) | 52 (3.33) | 8 (0.51) | 1561 (100.00) |
| Mechanical injuries | 293 (66.74) | 91 (20.73) | 43 (9.79) | 12 (2.73) | 439 (100.00) |
| Winter sports injury | 43 (72.88) | 6 (10.17) | 4 (6.78) | 6 (10.17) | 59 (100.00) |
| Animal bite | 30 (81.08) | 4 (10.81) | 1 (2.70) | 2 (5.88) | 37 (100.00) |
| Burns | 9 (60.00) | 5 (33.33) | 1 (6.66) | 0 (0.00) | 15 (100.00) |
| Electrical injuries | 4 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (100.00) |
| Total | 10052 (60.61) | 4424 (26.67) | 1574 (9.49) | 535 (3.23) | 16585 (100.00) |
- Citation: Su ZY, Wei H, Wang WN, Lin YF, He YL, Liu Y, Lin RB, Liu YT, Michael N. Comprehensive epidemiological assessment of trauma incidents at a level I trauma center. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(35): 6808-6814
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i35.6808