Table 2 Trauma mechanism and mortality, 63,451 patients, Greater Phoenix, AZ 2013–2017*
| Â | All Patients | Survived | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
Injury Intent: n (%) | |||
 Unintentional | 47,730 (91.1) | 46,933 (91.1) | 797 (91.0) |
 Assaults | 4422 (8.4) | 4357 (8.5) | 65 (7.4) |
 Undetermined | 93 (0.2) | 89 (0.2) | – |
 Self-harm | 172 (0.3) | 162 (0.3) | – |
Mechanism of Injury, n (%) | |||
 Blunt mechanisms | |||
  Fall | 40,701 (77.7) | 40,000 (77.6) | 701 (80.0) |
  Struck by, against | 6485 (12.4) | 6406 (12.4) | 79 (9.0) |
  Transport, other | 2182 (4.2) | 2145 (4.2) | 37 (4.2) |
  Pedal cycle related | 1763 (3.4) | 1740 (3.4) | – |
  Pedestrian related | 844 (1.6) | 809 (1.6) | 35 (4.0) |
  Machinery | 442 (0.8) | 441 (0.9) | – |
 Penetrating | |||
  Firearm | 2874 (53.0) | 2317 (48.0) | 557 (93.6) |
  Cut/Pierce | 2549 (47.0) | 2511 (52.0) | 38 (6.4) |
 Not recorded | 5458 (8.6) | 5257 (8.5) | 201 (11.8) |
Transport mode, n (%) | |||
 Ground ambulance | 48,208 (76.0) | 46,705 (75.6) | 1503 (88.2) |
 Private vehicle | 13,462 (21.2) | 13,416 (21.7) | 46 (2.7) |
 Helicopter ambulance | 1422 (2.2) | 1275 (2.1) | 147 (8.6) |
 Police vehicle | 146 (0.2) | 145 (0.2) | – |
 Other/unknown | 200 (0.3) | 194 (0.3) | – |
Trauma Center Level, n (%) | |||
 Level I | 42,492 (67.0) | 40,994 (66.4) | 1498 (87.9) |
 Level III | 13,181 (20.8) | 13,077 (21.2) | 104 (6.1) |
 Level IV | 4665 (7.4) | 4635 (7.5) | 30 (1.8) |
 Non-Designated | 3070 (4.8) | 2998 (4.9) | 72 (4.2) |
TMPM Probability of Death,a | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.14 (0.46) |
Destination From Emergency Department, n (%) | |||
 Admitted to Hospital Ward | 29,173 (46.0) | 29,025 (47.1) | 148 (8.7) |
 Home | 12,821 (20.2) | 12,821 (20.8) | – |
 Intensive Care Unit | 10,071 (15.9) | 9386 (15.2) | 685 (40.2) |
 Unknown/Omitted Status | 2882 (4.5) | 2811 (4.6) | 71 (4.2) |
 Operating Room | 4232 (6.7) | 4026 (6.5) | 206 (12.1) |
 Eloped from ED | 227 (0.4) | 227 (0.4) | – |
 Transfer to Higher Level of Care | 3451 (5.4) | 3451 (5.6) |  |
 Died in ED | 592 (0.9) |  |  |