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Table 3 Distribution of patients according to the type of injury

From: Citywide trauma experience in Mwanza, Tanzania: a need for urgent intervention

Type of injury

Frequency

Percentage

Open wounds

3967

69.9

Fractures

2214

39.0

Craniocerebral injuries

215

3.8

Visceral injuries

178

3.1

Burns

128

2.3

Hemothorax/pneumothorax/ haemopneumothorax

38

0.7

Other injuries

32

0.6