Table 1 Type of associated non-thoracic injures
Accompanied injuries | Group I | Group II |
|---|---|---|
Head and neck | 231 | 254 |
Subdural hematoma (SDH) | 167 | 178 |
Subarachnoid hematoma (SAH) | 80 | 97 |
Brain laceration (BL) | 16 | 21 |
Cerebral edema (CE) | 198 | 222 |
Skull fracture (SF) | 183 | 197 |
Maxillofacial fracture (MF) | 48 | 61 |
Vertebral column fractures (VCF) | 18 | 27 |
Abdomen | 91 | 113 |
Splenic injury (SI) | 41 | 46 |
Liver injury (LI) | 26 | 31 |
Retro peritoneal haemorrhage (RPH) | 15 | 23 |
Intestinal injury (II) | 5 | 6 |
Urinary tract injury (UTI) | 32 | 35 |
Skeletal system | 278 | 322 |
Fracture of upper extremities (FUE) | 36 | 42 |
Fracture lower extremities (FLE) | 98 | 95 |
Pelvic fractures (PF) | 86 | 98 |
Calvicula fracture (CF) | 42 | 64 |
Scapula fracture (SF) | 16 | 23 |
Soft tissue | ||
Open wound (OW) | 104 | 113 |
Muscular laceration (ML) | 18 | 24 |
Large subcutaneous hematoma (LSH) | 29 | 35 |
Compartment syndrome (CS) | 5 | 6 |
Peripheral nerve injury (PNE) | 14 | 17 |
Vascular injury (VI) | 12 | 16 |