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Table 4 Incidence of injuries over body regions (some patients injured more than one body region)

From: Challenges of helicopter mountain rescue missions by human external cargo: need for physicians onsite and comprehensive training

Body region

n (%)

Lower extremities

391 (38)

Upper extremities

250 (19)

Head

188 (16)

Spine

113 (11)

Chest

82 (8)

Pelvis

61 (6)

Abdomen

20 (2)