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Table 2 Mechanism of injury in FAST-false-negative patients

From: The accuracy of FAST in relation to grade of solid organ injuries: A retrospective analysis of 226 trauma patients with liver or splenic lesion

Mechanism of injury in the "FAST-false-negative" patients

n

%

Car accident (High velocity; low velocity with compression or crushing injury; car ejection injury)

15

33%

Motorcycle accident

10

22%

Fall of ≥ 2.5 m

9

20%

Bicycle accident

7

17%

Skiing-/snowboarding accident

2

4%

Stab wound

1

2%

Unknown

1

2%

Total

45

100%

  1. FAST: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma