Table 4

Frequency and per cent distributions of first listed diagnosis by matrix cells (most general level)

TotalFracturesInternalOpen woundContusionsBurnsSprain and strainDislocationAmputationsBlood vesselsCrushNervesUnspecified
Actual numbers
    Israeli trauma registry data, 1997–99
        Head and neck16865374097381417130250710146144941
        Spine and back128410871075139
        Torso629616201342753211235128479124
        Extremities21499158291767955649566425466163447113119
        Other and unspecified85418336126641314184
        Total467982229411190397344952148658470466292462182168
    US National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1998–99
        Head and neck535863154233225563653272714115846689111454184544051
        Spine and back1912641416069804309478907
        Torso4573371818831729072873933047133541337039123042916811145
        Extremities186494914895461060724166744978101781349671709272121004648606728
        Other and unspecified8659960352466291516751019294750534311497713
        Total (excluding system-wide)3136012196787140879820676711702212519714904545459170921097310129802269637
        System-wide474809
% By body region
    Israeli trauma registry data, 1997–99
        Head and neck36.016.887.035.729.023.61.50.20.015.83.026.924.4
        Spine and back2.74.91.00.00.00.07.88.30.00.00.00.00.0
        Torso13.57.312.019.047.016.34.30.90.027.10.21.12.4
        Extremities45.971.00.044.521.230.286.090.4100.055.896.862.170.8
        Other and unspecified1.80.10.00.92.829.80.50.20.01.40.09.92.4
        Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
    US National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1998–99
        Head and neck17.17.855.231.623.212.70.01.50.010.20.523.063.3
        Spine and back6.17.22.40.00.00.020.819.60.00.00.00.00.0
        Torso14.69.242.313.928.210.79.00.90.021.00.32.116.0
        Extremities59.575.70.051.335.635.968.376.9100.065.799.260.69.7
        Other and unspecified2.80.00.13.213.040.82.01.10.03.10.014.311.1
        System-wide (13%)
        Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
% By nature of injury
    Israeli trauma registry data, 1997–99
        Head and neck100.022.257.78.47.73.00.10.00.00.30.10.30.2
        Spine and back100.084.78.30.00.00.04.03.00.00.00.00.00.0
        Torso100.025.721.312.033.55.60.40.10.01.30.00.00.1
        Extremities100.073.60.08.24.43.02.62.02.20.82.10.50.6
        Other and unspecified100.02.10.44.214.875.10.40.10.00.50.02.10.5
        Total100.047.623.98.59.64.61.41.01.00.61.00.40.4
    US National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1998–99
        Head and neck100.028.842.112.25.13.00.00.10.00.20.00.38.2
        Spine and back100.074.05.10.00.00.016.24.70.00.00.00.00.0
        Torso100.039.837.86.37.22.92.90.10.00.50.00.02.4
        Extremities100.079.90.05.72.22.45.51.90.90.40.50.30.4
        Other and unspecified100.00.70.67.717.558.93.40.60.00.40.01.38.9
        Total (excluding system-wide)100.062.813.06.63.74.04.81.40.50.30.30.32.2
        Total (including system-wide)100.054.511.35.73.23.54.11.30.50.30.30.21.9