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Table 1 Mechanism of injury. Note 1 patient did not have a mechanism of injury documented

From: Pre-hospital transfusion of packed red blood cells in 147 patients from a UK helicopter emergency medical service

Mechanism of Injury

Number

%

 RTC Car Passenger/Driver

42

28.6

 RTC Pedestrian

29

19.7

 RTC Motorcyclist

26

17.7

 Fall from Height

17

11.6

 Stabbing (Central or Peripheral)

9

6.1

 RTC Cyclist

6

4.1

 Hit by Train

5

3.4

 Spontaneous, non-traumatic bleed

5

3.4

 Machinery/Crush injury

3

2.0

 Shooting

2

1.4

 Assaulted

1

0.7

 Burns and abdominal stabbing

1

0.7

 Fall from standing

1

0.7