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Table 2 Abbreviated Injury Severity Score (N = 366)

From: Epidemiology of traumatic falls after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Body Region

Pre-Maria (2014–2016, n = 281)

n (%)

Post-Maria (2017, n = 85)

n (%)

p-value

Head & Neck

  

0.08

 Any (≥1) vs. none

109 (38.8)

24 (28.2)

 

Categories

  

0.05

 Serious injury (≥3)

87 (31.0)

15 (17.7)

 

 Mild/moderate (1-2)

22 (7.8)

9 (10.6)

 

 None

172 (61.2)

61 (71.7)

 

Face

  

< 0.01

 Any (≥1) vs. none

1 (8.0)

14 (16.5)

 

Categories

  

< 0.01

 Serious injury (≥3)

1 (0.4)

 

 Mild/moderate (1-2)

17 (6.0)

14 (16.5)

 

 None

263 (93.6)

71 (83.5)

 

Chest

  

< 0.01

 Any (≥1) vs. none

133 (47.3)

55 (64.7)

 

Categories

  

0.02

 Serious injury (≥3)

106 (37.7)

46 (54.1)

 

 Mild/moderate (1-2)

27 (9.6)

9 (10.6)

 

 None

148 (52.7)

30 (35.3)

 

Abdomen

  

0.96

 Any (≥1) vs. none

72 (25.6)

22 (25.9)

 

Categories

  

0.99

 Serious injury (≥3)

23 (8.2)

7 (8.2)

 

 Mild/moderate (1-2)

49 (17.4)

15 (17.7)

 

 None

209 (73.4)

63 (74.1)

 

Extremity

  

0.02

 Any (≥1) vs. none

107 (38.1)

45 (52.9)

 

Categories

  

0.05

 Serious injury (≥3)

23 (8.2)

11 (12.9)

 

 Mild/moderate (1-2)

84 (29.9)

34 (40.0)

 

 None

174 (61.9)

40 (47.1)

 

External

  

0.01

 Any (≥1) vs. none

21 (7.5)

14 (16.5)

 

Categories

  

0.03

 Serious injury (≥3)

1 (0.4)

 

 Mild/moderate (1-2)

20 (7.1)

14 (16.5)

 

 None

260 (92.5)

71 (83.5)