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Table 3 Main characteristics of the injured patients admitted at the University Hospital of North Norway Tromsø, n = 441

From: Evaluation of a university hospital trauma team activation protocol

Male patients (percentage of total)

317 (72%)

Median age in years (interquartile range)

28 (19-50)

Median ISS (interquartile range)

9 (1-18)

30 day mortality, patients (percentage of total)

29 (6.6%)

Penetrating injuries, patients (percentage of total)

10 (2%)

Blunt injuries, patients (percentage of total)

431 (98%)

Interhospital transfer, patients (percentage of total)

90 (20%)

  1. All patients admitted with a trauma team and all patients with Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15 or receiving an emergency procedure (for stabilization of compromised airways, respiration or circulation) during 2006-7