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Table 2 Patterns of injury, distribution of types of EMS transport, level of trauma center in the study population

From: Effect of private versus emergency medical systems transportation in trauma patients in a mostly physician based system- a retrospective multicenter study based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

 

EMS (%)

PT (%)

Car passenger

24.1

2.5

Motorcyclist

13.3

5.3

Cyclist

8.3

11.1

Pedestrian

7.2

1.8

Other Road Traffic Crashes

1.2

0.8

Fall >3 m

17.0

14.2

Fall <3 m

18.0

43.5

Assault

3.0

6.2

Gunshot

0.6

0.5

Stab wounds

1.7

3.7

Others

5.6

10.4

Blunt trauma

95.3

94.7

Penetrating trauma

4.7

5.3

Mean ISS (points)

20.1

14.4