Characteristics | N | Low population density | Medium population density | High population density |
(N=5876) | (N=28838) | (N=6529) | ||
Age, years | 41 243 | |||
0–14 | 9% (534) | 9% (2655) | 11% (710) | |
15–24 | 19% (1096) | 19% (5346) | 16% (1051) | |
25–44 | 28% (1623) | 26% (7468) | 32% (2106) | |
45–64 | 24% (1397) | 25% (7147) | 25% (1643) | |
65–74 | 9% (548) | 9% (2,616) | 7% (445) | |
75 and older | 12% (678) | 13% (3606) | 9% (574) | |
Gender | 41243 | |||
Male | 64% (3744) | 62% (17744) | 63% (4094) | |
Type of traffic injury event | 41243 | |||
Motor vehicle traffic | 55% (3208) | 57% (16551) | 57% (3727) | |
Other land transport | 20% (1182) | 16% (4543) | 17% (1083) | |
Other pedal cyclist | 20% (1201) | 22% (6424) | 18% (1171) | |
Other pedestrian | 3% (150) | 3% (852) | 4% (286) | |
Other transport | 2% (135) | 2% (468) | 4% (262) | |
Patient role in motor vehicle crash | 23486 | |||
Occupant | 64% (2068) | 58% (9605) | 53% (1973) | |
Motorcyclist | 20% (657) | 22% (3720) | 27% (1008) | |
Pedal cyclist | 6% (206) | 8% (1376) | 5% (191) | |
Pedestrian | 8% (252) | 10% (1640) | 14% (524) | |
Other | 0% (5) | 0% (45) | 0% (3) | |
Unspecified | 1% (20) | 1% (165) | 1% (28) | |
Injury severity | 41243 | |||
Critical (ICISS 0–0.21) | 6% (372) | 6% (1689) | 6% (361) | |
Severe (ICISS 0.22–0.354) | 3% (200) | 4% (1010) | 2% (158) | |
Serious (ICISS 0.355–0.664) | 2% (133) | 2% (692) | 3% (200) | |
Moderate (ICISS 0.665–0.940) | 13% (779) | 14% (3949) | 15% (1007) | |
Minor (ICISS 0.941–1) | 75% (4392) | 75% (21498) | 74% (4803) | |
Major injury regions | ||||
Head | 41243 | 30% (1756) | 32% (9187) | 33% (2142) |
Spinal cord | 41243 | 1% (85) | 2% (440) | 2% (114) |
Thoracic | 41243 | 17% (997) | 17% (5017) | 19% (1,258) |
Abdominal | 41243 | 4% (252) | 6% (1652) | 6% (423) |
Pelvic | 41243 | 6% (361) | 7% (1923) | 8% (529) |
No of major injury regions in each patient | 41243 | |||
None | 51% (3001) | 48% (13903) | 46% (3025) | |
One | 41% (2407) | 42% (12250) | 42% (2720) | |
Two | 6% (376) | 8% (2165) | 10% (630) | |
Three or more | 2% (92) | 2% (520) | 2% (154) |
ICISS, International Classification of Disease Injury Severity Score.