Injury Types in Legal Intervention Injuries
As compared with general assaults
Type of injury and body region
| Injury categories | Body regions | Injuries in legal interventions | Share of legal intervention injuries | Share of legal intervention injuries in injury category | Injuries in general assaults | Share of general assault injuries | Share of general assault injuries in injury category | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture | 307 | 36.7% | 334 | 40.0% | .17 | |||
| Head and neck | 143 | 17.1% | 216 | 25.8% | <.01 | |||
| Spine and back | 45 | 5.4% | 25 | 3.0% | .01 | |||
| Torso | 118 | 14.1% | 97 | 11.6% | .13 | |||
| Extremities | 183 | 21.9% | 143 | 17.1% | .01 | |||
| Internal injury | 262 | 31.3% | 310 | 37.1% | .01 | |||
| Head and neck | 154 | 18.4% | 177 | 21.2% | .16 | |||
| Spine and back | 33 | 4.0% | 12 | 1.4% | <.01 | |||
| Torso | 169 | 20.2% | 183 | 21.9% | .40 | |||
| Extremities | 91 | 10.9% | 90 | 10.8% | .94 | |||
| Open wounds | 297 | 35.5% | 443 | 51.8% | <.01 | |||
| Head and neck | 157 | 18.8% | 219 | 26.2% | <.01 | |||
| Spine and back | 18 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.7% | .48 | |||
| Torso | 145 | 17.3% | 193 | 23.1% | <.01 | |||
| Extremities | 174 | 20.8% | 221 | 26.4% | <.01 |