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Table 2 Patient injuries

From: Prehospital transportation of severe penetrating trauma victims in Sweden during the past decade: a police business?

Characteristic

EMS, N = 612a

Police, N = 10a

Private vehicle, N = 27a

Head

167 (27%)

3 (30%)

4 (15%)

Face

145 (24%)

2 (20%)

5 (19%)

Neck

95 (16%)

0 (0%)

3 (11%)

Thorax

406 (66%)

5 (50%)

17 (63%)

Abdomen

253 (41%)

4 (40%)

14 (52%)

Spine

84 (14%)

2 (20%)

3 (11%)

Upper extremity

245 (40%)

1 (10%)

9 (33%)

Lower extremity

194 (32%)

3 (30%)

10 (37%)

  1. aMedian (IQR); n/N (%). EMS emergency medical service