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Table 2 Types of trauma associated with loss of consciousness

From: Mortality in patients with loss of consciousness at the scene of trauma

Type of accident

Loss of consciousness

Without loss of consciousness

Total

p-value

Relative risk 95% CI

Car crash

35

54

89

0.001

1.5 (1.1 to 2.1)

Motor crash

12

33

45

0.9143

0.9 (0.5 to 1.5)

Pedestrian-vehicle collisions

13

8

21

0.0017

2.3 (1.5 to 3.4)

Falls

19

54

73

0.3964

0.8 (0.5 to 1.3)

Bicycle accidents

9

13

22

0.2233

1.4 (0.8 to 2.5)

Gunshots

6

12

18

0.6039

1.1 (0.5 to 2.3)

Stabbings

2

38

40

0.0001

0.1 (0.04 to 0.6)

Fights

2

11

13

0.762

0.3 (0.08 to 1.2)

Others

2

11

13

0.3635

0.5 (0.1 to 1.9)

Total 103

257

360

   
  1. Others: burns, impaling, electric shock, bites, drowning, suicide and non-intentional wounds