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Table 2 Injury severity score and length of stay for admitted patients by mechanism

From: Trends of ED visits, admissions, and deaths for pediatric traumatic brain injury comparing sport and non-sport mechanisms

Mechanism

Injury Severity Score on Admission (median)

Length of Stay (mean, days)

 Sport

4

1.6

 Unknown

4

1.4

 Struck By/Against

6

2.6

 Fall

9

2.0

 Bicycle Crash

9

2.2

 Burn/Drowning/Penetrating

9

8.9

 Motor Vehicle Crash

10

3.1

 Motor Pedestrian Crash

10

4.1

 Firearm

10

9.9

 Abuse

31

3.5