Table 5: Differences between the train run-over and other mechanisms*.

Train Run-over Other p
Number of patients 9 25
Mean Age 41y 47y

Male

Female

3

6

13

12

ISS/NISS 26/33 26/34 N.S

Associated injuries:

    Thoracic

    Abdominal

    Pelvic

    Brain trauma

 

5

0

2

1

 

10

11

8

4

 

N.S

0.016

N.S

N.S

Bilateral amputation 5 2 0.02

LOS:

    ICU

    Hospital

 

13

103

 

16

63

 

N.S

N.S

Mortality 0 4 (16%) N.S

LOS: Length of Stay; N.S: Not Significant; *Other mechanisms include: Pedestrian run-over, motor vehicle collision (MVC), occupational accidents, falls from a height, gunshot wound (GSW), and bomb explosion.