Characteristic | Sterile % total (n=747) | Non-sterile % total (n=733) |
Location of the wound | ||
Head/Neck | 33.9% | 37.5% |
Chest | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Back | 0.8% | 0.1% |
Nates | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Arms | 13.9% | 10.0% |
Hands | 38.2% | 37.9% |
Legs | 9.5% | 10.2% |
Feet | 2.3% | 3.0% |
Unknown | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Injury type | ||
Cut/Sharp | 56.9% | 56.1% |
Burst | 41.5% | 42.4% |
Stab | 0.9% | 0.5% |
Unknown | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Wound size | ||
<2 cm | 42.3% | 43.7% |
2–7 cm | 53.5% | 52.1% |
>7 cm | 3.6% | 4.0% |
Unknown | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Wound depth | ||
In cutis | 12.2% | 10.8% |
In subcutis | 59.6% | 62.2% |
Through subcutis | 26.9% | 26.6% |
Unknown | 1.3% | 0.4% |
Contamination | ||
Not visible | 84.9% | 84.0% |
Blood/Clot | 9.1% | 8.5% |
Asphalt | 0.9% | 1.6% |
Glass | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Dirt | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Other | 2.0% | 3.4% |
Unknown | 2.7% | 1.5% |