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Table 3 Mechanism of Injury according to BAL

From: Alcohol and trauma: the influence of blood alcohol levels on the severity of injuries and outcome of trauma patients - a retrospective analysis of 6268 patients of the TraumaRegister DGU®

  

BAL negative

BAL positive

p-value

Car

n (%)

1256 (23%)

122 (17%)

>  0.05

Motorbike

n (%)

769 (14%)

53 (6%)

>  0.05

Bicycle

n (%)

519 (9%)

70 (8%)

>  0.05

Pedestrian

n (%)

366 (7%)

76 (9%)

>  0.05

Fall from > 3 m

n (%)

913 (17%)

126 (15%)

>  0.05

Fall from < 3 m

n (%)

963 (18%)

262 (30%)

< 0.001

Blunt trauma

n (%)

5050 (97%)

781 (93%)

< 0.001

Penetrating trauma

n (%)

107 (2%)

44 (5%)

>  0.05

  1. BAL, Blood Alcohol Levels