RESULTS: Out of the 1,871 injured patients, 810 (43.3%) presented with a single injury. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

making the presentation in this format impossible. [injuryprevention.bmj.com]

• Falling

  Traffic related events (n = 29, 64%) and falls (n = 11, 24%) were the leading causes of injury. Thoracic and abdominal injuries were the most common (17% and 16% respectively). Three children died. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Typically the result of car accidents, crush injuries and falls, a multiple trauma incident can require extensive medical treatment and attentive medical management. [paradigmcorp.com]

  App users: View full article here According to a statement issued from the Carter Center, the former president was getting ready to go turkey hunting, something he is known to frequently do, when he suffered a fall. [fox5dc.com]

  They include motor vehicle collisions, sports injuries, falls, natural disasters and a multitude of other physical injuries which can occur at home, on the street, or while at work and require immediate care. [ufhealth.org]

  […] explosive devices, or by a hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, with "Improvised explosive devices, blasts, landmines, and fragments account[ing] for 65 percent of combat injuries...". [3] The combination of high-pressure waves, explosive fragments, and falling [en.wikipedia.org]

• Unconsciousness

  Nevertheless, the main reason for unconsciousness in patients with multiple injuries is TBI, since only 9% of these patients had another reason for unconsciousness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The truck collided into the motorcycle, rendering the victim unconscious. Mr Mohamed Ashik was conveyed to National University Hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries for his brain injuries, facial and wrist fractures. [straitstimes.com]

  Unconsciousness (patient completely unresponsive and appears to be comatose or comatose like state). Asphyxia or respiratory issues affecting ability to breath (self-explanatory, people gotta breathe). [morethanjustsurviving.com]

  'I fell down and there were a lot of people lying around, someone was bleeding, another was unconscious,' he said. 'I looked around and I thought "I'm okay" so I tried to help the guys. As I tried to stand up I just fell down. [dailymail.co.uk]

• Hypothermia

  The management of hypothermia, acidosis, blood products, and adjuvant therapy showed regional as well as institutional variability, and surprisingly few massive transfusion protocols specifically address these issues. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Fracture

  fracture, displaced bilateral multifragmental growth plate fractures of both tibiae, fractures of both fibulae, displaced fracture of left forearm, and displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Contusion

  Diagnosis of lung contusion is performed by early posttraumatic multislice computed tomography. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Headache

  Golota had headaches and was nauseous and "He was very lethargic. I tried to keep him awake," she said. When she told him he needed "to go to the hospital, he replied 'No, No, I'm all right."' [independent.co.uk]

The definitive management plan based on a completed diagnostic workup was devised after 47 minutes (IQR, 37-59) in group I and after 82 minutes (IQR, 66-110) in group II. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A complete revision of the first edition, this book presents the most current concepts of chiropractic diagnostic workup, injury mechanisms, patient management, and prognosis of cervical and soft tissue injuries caused by automobile crashes. [books.google.com]

This study reviewed randomized and nonrandomized studies that (1) compared early and delayed treatment or early treatment and DCO and (2) reported the incidence of ARDS, mortality rate, or LOS. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to study the use of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) for the prognosis of multiple organ dysfunction (MOF) after multiple traumas. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A complete revision of the first edition, this book presents the most current concepts of chiropractic diagnostic workup, injury mechanisms, patient management, and prognosis of cervical and soft tissue injuries caused by automobile crashes. [books.google.com]

The currently popular indices of injury severity do not define multiple trauma but do provide a formula to relate the magnitude of injury to the prognosis of the patient. [link.springer.com]

Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare disease, that is regarded as a benign reactive inflammatory process, although its etiology and pathogenesis are still unknown. [iris.univr.it]

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Epidemiologic study, level III. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Brussels: Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Université catholique de Louvain; 2009. [ccforum.biomedcentral.com]

A comprehensive description of the injury is valuable from clinical, epidemiological, and injury prevention perspectives. [injuryprevention.bmj.com]

Baker CC, Oppenheimer L, Stephens B, Lewis FR, Trunkey DD (1980) Epidemiology of trauma deaths. Am J Surg 140: 144–150 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 9. Baker SP, O’Neil B (1976) The injury severity score: An update. [link.springer.com]

Strict cardiac monitoring following multiple trauma will prevent serious or even fatal outcome of cardiac injury. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]