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Table 5 Type of injuries sustained among the road traffic accident victims, January—March 2013

From: Injury characteristics and outcome of road traffic accident among victims at Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a prospective hospital based study

Types of injury

Frequency of injuries

Percentage

Open wounds

130

56.5

Fractures

177

78.0

Lower limb fractures

64

36.2

Skull/maxillofacial fractures

33

18.6

Spinal fractures

20

11.3

Upper limb fractures

19

10.7

Rib fracture

17

9.6

Clavicle fractures

15

8.5

Pelvic fractures

9

5.1

Thoracic injuries

19

8.3

Pneumohemothorax

10

52.6

Hemothorax

2

10.5

Pneumothorax

2

10.5

Emphysema

2

10.5

Pneumomedaistinitis

1

5.2

Diaphragmatic injury

1

5.2

Pleural effusion

1

5.2

Intracranial hemorrhage

69

30

Contusion

27

39.1

Subdural

11

15.9

Intracerebral

11

15.9

Epidural

10

14.5

Pheumocephalus

6

8.7

Subarachnoid

4

5.8

Visceral injuries

7

3.0