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Table 2 Type of traumatic injuries

From: Injuries sustained by earthquake relief workers: a retrospective analysis of 207 relief workers during Nepal earthquake

Traumatic injuries, N(%)

Fracture

Soft-tissue

Hand-wrist

15(10.9)

11(8.0)

Foot-ankle

16(11.6)

19(13.8)

Thigh-knee-leg

8(5.8)

14(10.1)

Upper-arm-elbow-forearm

4(2.9)

6(4.3)

Head-neck

3(2.2)

8(5.8)

Back

4(2.9)

5(3.6)

Shoulder

5(3.6)

2(1.4)

Thoracic-abdominal

2(1.4)a

4(2.9)

Other

0

12(8.7)b

  1. aRib fracture
  2. bSoft-tissue contusions and lacerations occurred at surface area where the anatomical sites were hard to define