The national burden of road traffic injuries in Thailand

Table 2 Parameters for calculating burden of road traffic injuries in Thailand, 2004

Injury categories	Thai data		GBD
	Long-term burden		Long-term burden		Short-term burden
	Proportion of disability	DW †	Proportion of disability	DW	Duration (day)	DW
Fractured skull (5^th)	11	0.293	15	0.357*	39	0.431
Fractured face bones	0	-	0	-	43	0.223
Fractured vertebral column	0	-	0	-	51	0.266
Injured spinal cord (1^st)	100	0.548	100	0.725	-	-
Fractured rib or sternum	0	-	0	-	42	0.199
Fractured pelvis	6	-	0	-	46	0.247
Fractured clavicle, scapula, or humerus	0	-	0	-	41	0.136
Fractured radius or ulna	0	-	0	-	41	0.180
Fractured hand bones	0	-	0	-	26	0.100
Fractured femur (6^th)	10	0.229	5	0.272	51	0.372
Fractured patella, tibia, or fibula	0	-	0	-	33	0.271
Fractured ankle	0	-	0	-	35	0.196
Fractured foot bones	0	-	0	-	27	0.077
Other dislocation	0	-	0	-	7	0.074
Dislocated shoulder, elbow, or hip	0	-	0	-	13	0.074
Sprains	0	-	0	-	14	0.064
Intracranial injuries (2^nd)	5	0.568	5	0.350	25	0.359
Internal injuries	0	-	0	-	16	0.208
Open wound	0	-	0	-	9	0.108
Injury to eyes	16	-	10	0.299*	7	0.108
Amputated thumb	100	-	100	0.165	-	-
Amputated finger	100	-	100	0.102	-	-
Amputated arm	100	-	100	0.257	-	-
Amputated toe	100	-	100	0.102	-	-
Amputated foot	100	-	100	0.300	-	-
Amputated leg	100	0.496	100	0.300	-	-
Crushing	0	-	0	-	34	0.218
Burns < 20%	-	-	100	0.001	30	0.158
Burns >20% and <60% (4^th)	-	-	100	0.255	102	0.441
Burns >60% (3^rd)	-	-	100	0.255	102	0.441
Injured nerves	31	0.065	20	0.064	-	0.064
Poisoning	-	-	0	-	3	0.609*
Average	5	0.575	-	-	-	-

Note: 1^st to 7^th is the rank of severity of injury to 32 body regions in the Global Burden of Disease study.
* An average DW because it varies by age.
† DW is reported if it contains more than 10 cases.

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