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Table 3 Mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) over the 13 year study period, and the associated components of head injury (AIS-1 ≥ 3), chest injury (AIS-3 ≥ 3), and extremity injury (AIS-5 ≥ 3). GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)

From: Trends in intubation rates and durations in ventilated severely injured trauma patients: an analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU®

Years

Head Injury (AIS-1 ≥ 3) %

Chest Injury (AIS-3 ≥ 3) %

Extremity Injury (AIS-5 ≥ 3) %

ISS Score (Points)

GCS < 9 %

2002

55.1

60.5

40.4

28.5

34.4

2003

56.3

54.3

37.9

28.6

34.0

2004

59.9

54.4

35.9

28.6

36.4

2005

57.0

53.9

35.8

28.2

33.4

2006

60.0

58.1

38.7

28.9

34.8

2007

57.9

58.1

39.0

29.0

31.3

2008

58.6

57.2

35.1

28.5

32.6

2009

54.5

59.2

37.5

28.3

32.8

2010

54.4

59.4

34.7

28.2

32.3

2011

54.7

59.7

33.6

27.9

29.9

2012

53.8

58.2

33.5

27.8

30.7

2013

55.6

54.7

30.3

27.1

28.8

2014

55.5

55.8

29.6

26.8

28.3