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Table 1 Mortality by Injury Location

From: Analysis of traumatic injuries presenting to a referral hospital emergency department in Moshi, Tanzania

Location

N

Proportion* (95% CI)

Male: female ratio

Number of deaths

Crude OR for mortality

Head and neck

353

36.5 (33.6, 39.6)

3.3

25

5.76 (2.57, 12.92)

Chest

125

12.9 (11.0. 15.2)

2.5

6

1.52 (0.61, 3.76)

Back

24

2.5 (1.7, 3.7)

2.4

1

1.24 (0.16, 9.44)

Abdomen and pelvis

62

6.4 (5.0, 8.1)

4.1

3

1.48 (0.44, 5.00)

Extremity

575

59.5 (56.4, 62.6)

2.5

13

0.43 (0.21, 0.87)

Spine

14

1.4 (0.9, 2.4)

6.0

0

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  1. *Total > 100% as some patients with multiple injuries