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Table 3 Severe and spinal injuries by age for trapped casualties

From: Do entrapment, injuries, outcomes and potential for self-extrication vary with age? A pre-specified analysis of the UK trauma registry (TARN)

Injury

Total

Age group

Significance (p)

16–59

60–69

70–79

80+

Pelvic Ring Blood loss > 20%

71 (0.9%)

53 (0.9%)

9 (1.1%)

5 (0.7%)

4 (0.7%)

0.7578

Blood Loss > 20%

275 (3.5%)

210 (3.7%)

28 (3.5%)

20 (2.6%)

17 (3.1%)

0.4503

Tension pneumothorax

118 (1.5%)

91 (1.6%)

12 (1.5%)

8 (1.1%)

7 (1.3%)

0.6535

Spine multiple fractures

1078 (13.9%)

734 (13%)

114 (14.1%)

150 (19.8%)

80 (14.6%)

< 0.0001

Spine dens fracture

164 (2.1%)

87 (1.5%)

19 (2.4%)

37 (4.9%)

21 (3.8%)

< 0.0001

Spine compression grade 2 and 3

141 (1.8%)

98 (1.7%)

13 (1.6%)

17 (2.2%)

13 (2.4%)

0.5485

Spine unstable fracture

717 (9.2%)

502 (8.9%)

79 (9.8%)

94 (12.4%)

42 (7.7%)

0.0077

Spinal cord injury

526 (6.8%)

376 (6.7%)

51 (6.3%)

63 (8.3%)

36 (6.6%)

0.3452