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Table 1 Theoretical representation of injury patterns for ISS ≥ 13 or in-hospital fatalities

From: Does injury pattern among major road trauma patients influence prehospital transport decisions regardless of the distance to the nearest trauma centre? – a retrospective study

Injury pattern

AIS region and level of severity

 

Head & Neck

Face

Thorax

Abdomen

Spine

Upper extremities

Lower extremities

External

 

2

3

4+

2

3

4

2

3

4+

2

3

4+

2

3

4+

2

3

4+

2

3

4+

2

3

4+

Head isolateda

O

O

C1

                     

Head 3+ & other 4+

O

C1

C1

O

O

C2

O

O

C2

O

O

C2

O

O

C2

O

O

C2

O

O

C2

O

O

C2

Head 3+ thorax 3+ & other

O

C1

C1

O

O

 

O

C1

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

Head 3+ face 2, 3 & other

O

C1

C1

C2

C2

 

O

  

O

O

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

O

O

 

Head 3+ & other

O

C1

C1

   

C2

  

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

Spine 3+ & other

O

  

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

C1

C1

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Other 4+b

O

  

O

O

C1

O

O

C1

O

O

C1

O

  

O

O

C1

O

O

C1

O

O

C1

Abdomen 2, 3 & otherc

O

  

O

C2

 

O

C2

 

C1

  

O

  

O

C2

 

O

C2

 

O

C2

 
 

C2

  

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

O

C1

 

C2

  

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

Thorax 3 & other

C2

  

C2

C2

 

O

C1

    

C2

  

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

C2

C2

 

Othera,b

C2

  

O

C1

 

C2

     

C2

  

O

C1

 

O

C1

 

O

C1

 
  1. C1 (Criterion 1) indicate injuries that had to be present for the patient to be included in that injury pattern, and C2 (Criterion 2) indicates that at least one of these injuries had to be present for the patient to be included in that injury pattern. Other possible injury (O) can be present or not
  2. aInclude fatalities ISS ≥ 4 with MAIS 2 or 3
  3. bAt least one of C1
  4. cFirst row if AIS 2, second row if AIS 3