Nature of injury | ||
Amputation of lower limbs, bilateral | Fracture of sternum and/or fracture of one or more ribs | Crush injury |
Amputation of upper limbs, bilateral | Fracture of vertebral column | Nerve injury |
Amputation of fingers (excluding thumb) | Fracture of femur, other than femoral neck | Injury to eyes |
Amputation of lower limb, unilateral | Minor TBI | Poisoning requiring urgent care |
Amputation of upper limb, unilateral | Moderate/severe TBI | Severe chest injury |
Amputation of thumb | Spinal cord lesion at neck level | Internal haemorrhage in abdomen and pelvis |
Amputation of toe/toes | Spinal cord lesion below neck level | Effect of different environmental factors |
Lower airway burns | Muscle and tendon injuries, including sprains and strains lesser dislocations | Complications following therapeutic procedures |
Burns, <20% total burned surface area without lower airway burns | Foreign body in ear | Multiple fractures, dislocations, crashes, wounds, pains and strains |
Burns, ≥20% total burned surface area or ≥10% burned surface area if head/neck or hands/wrist involved without lower airway burns | Open wound(s) | |
Fracture of clavicle, scapula or humerus | Contusion in any part of the body | |
Fracture of face bones | Superficial injury of any part of the body | |
Fracture of foot bones except ankle | Dislocation of hip | |
Fracture of hand (wrist and other distal part of hand) | Dislocation of knee | |
Fracture of hip | Dislocation of shoulder | |
Fracture of patella, tibia or fibula or ankle | Foreign body in respiratory system | |
Fracture of pelvis | Foreign body in GI and urogenital system | |
Fracture of radius and/or ulna | Drowning and non-fatal submersion | |
Fracture of skull | Asphyxiation |
GBD, Global Burden of Disease; GI, gastrointestinal; TBI, traumatic brain injury.