Substance Abuse and Rural Appalachian Pediatric Trauma in West Virginia

Table 1

Injury severity in pediatric trauma cases by year.

AIS classification		2009–2016 patients (%)	2017–2019 patients (%)	value comparing injuries by year
Head injuries	AIS 5	37/997 (3.7)	23/318 (7.2)	0.007
Neck injuries	AIS 3	14/115 (12.2)	16/59 (27.1)	0.001
Lower extremity injuries	AIS 3; AIS 2; AIS 1	245/1055 (23.2); 378/1055 (35.8); 432/1055 (40.9)	109/372 (29.3); 83/372 (22.3); 179/372 (48.1)	<0.001; <0.001; <0.001

Abbreviated Injury Scale.