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Table 2 Time-critical and Spinal Injuries by Trapped Status

From: A comparison of the demographics, injury patterns and outcome data for patients injured in motor vehicle collisions who are trapped compared to those patients who are not trapped

 

Trapped

% of all Extricationsa

Not trapped

Sig / p value:

Pelvic ring with blood loss > 20% n (%)

69

(1.0%)

0.16

370

(0.7%)

0.001

Blood loss > 20% n (%)

244

(3.5%)

0.56

1057

(1.9%)

< 0.001

Tension Pneumothorax n (%)

105

(1.5%)

0.24

472

(0.8%)

< 0.001

Multiple Spinal Fractures n (%)

942

(13.5%)

2.16

5003

(8.8%)

< 0.001

Spine Dens: Fracture n (%)

146

(2.1%)

0.33

586

(1.0%)

< 0.001

Spine: Compression Fracture n (%)

118

(1.7%)

0.27

1006

(1.8%)

0.606

Spine: Unstable Fracture n (%)

635

(9.1%)

1.46

3583

(6.3%)

< 0.001

Spine: Cord Injury n (%)

464

(6.6%)

0.71

2687

(4.7%)

< 0.001

  1. aPercentage of all extrications performed during matched time period from FRS data