The effect of age, severity, and mechanism of injury on risk of death from major trauma in Western Australia

The effect of age, severity, and mechanism of injury on risk of death from major trauma in Western Australia

Background: We examined the association between age, mechanism of injury, and Injury Severity Score (ISS) on mortality in major trauma. Methods: We used 9 years of population-based linked major trauma (ISS 915) registry data for Western Australia (N = 4,411). These were categorized using the Sampali...

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Main Authors: Fatovich, D., Jacobs, Ian, Langford, S., Philipps, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013
Subjects:
mechanism of injury
age
mortality
injury severity
Major trauma
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49310

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