Table 4 Anatomic site of injury by mechanism of trauma
From: Analysis of trauma admission data at an urban hospital in Maputo, Mozambique
Number (%) | |
|---|---|
Road traffic injury (n = 173) | |
Cranioencephalic | 127 (73.4) |
Maxillofacial | 53 (36.6) |
External contusion | 41 (23.7) |
Orthopedic | 38 (22.0) |
Fall (n = 41) | |
Cranioencephalic | 25 (61.0) |
Cervical spine | 8 (19.5) |
Thoracic | 5 (12.2) |
Fighting (n = 112) | |
Cranioencephalic | 74 (66.1) |
Maxillofacial | 52 (46.4) |
External contusion | 13 (11.6) |
Knife wound (n = 29) | |
Thoracic | 13 (44.8) |
Cranioencephalic | 8 (27.6) |
Gun wound (n = 17) | |
Abdominal | 8 (47.1) |
Thoracic | 4 (23.5) |