Table 1 Detailed description of mechanism of injury, vascular injuries, and associated injuries.

1

Driver, No seatbelt

Saloon car hits another saloon car, right front impact

Femoral artery

Right renal artery

Left femur, cervical spine, pelvic fracture, right kidney rupture

2

Driver, No seatbelt

4 wheel hits another 4 wheel, front impact and rollover

Avulsion of axillary artery

Avulsion of brachial plexus, fracture scapula

3

Driver, No seatbelt

4 wheel hits another 4 wheel, rear end impact

Thrombosed left renal artery

Pelvic, femur, and lumbar spine fractures, bilateral lung contusion

4

Front seat passenger

No seat belt

Saloon car hits a light post, left front impact

Anterior tibial artery

Skull fracture, subdural haematoma, right pneumothorax, liver laceration

5

Front seat passenger

No seat belt

Saloon car hits a 4 wheel, front impact

Main hepatic veins

Lacerated spleen, bilateral lung contusion

6

Front seat passenger

No seat belt

Saloon car rollover collision

Right gluteal artery

Pelvic and femur fractures, head injury, liver laceration

7

Back seat passenger

No seat belt

Saloon car rollover collision

Brachial artery injury

Supra-chondyler fracture of the right humerus

8

Back seat passenger

No seat belt

Saloon car hits a heavy truck, rear end impact

Pelvic vessels

Pelvic fracture

9

Pedestrian

Hit by a saloon car

Thoracic aorta dissection

Bilateral haemothorax, bilateral rib fractures, tibia and fibula fractures

10

Pedestrian

Hit by heavy truck

Portal vein

Brachial artery

Fracture humerus, liver laceration, bilateral rib fractures

11

Pedestrian

Hit by a truck

Rupture thoracic aorta

Fracture pelvis, fracture tibia, head injury

12

Pedestrian

Hit by a saloon car

Rupture thoracic aorta

Fracture pelvis, fracture clavicle

13

Motorcyclist

No helmet

Rollover

Brachial artery

Humeral fracture