Number of Missed Injuries by Body Region for Inhospital and Emergency Department Deaths
| Body region | AIS score | Total no. of cases | Missed injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhospital deaths | ED deaths | |||
| Head | ||||
| Subdural hematoma | 4 | 20 | 3 | 7 |
| Epidural hematoma | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Cerebral laceration | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| Diffuse axonal injury | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| Chest | ||||
| Cardiac injury | 4–5 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| Aortic laceration | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Subclavian artery laceration | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Flail chest | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Abdomen | ||||
| Hepatic rupture | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Hepatic laceration (grade IV) | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| Splenic rupture | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Splenic laceration (grade IV) | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Intestinal or mesenteric laceration | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Renal injury | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| Inferior vena caval laceration | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal | ||||
| Pelvic fracture | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
AIS = abbreviated injury score, ED = emergency department.