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Table 2 Distribution of vehicle impact to pedestrian by injured per body region

From: Real-world car-to-pedestrian-crash data from an urban centre

INJURED REGION, MAIS 2+, n
  multiple* n match* n mismatch* n
Head, face 17 8 6
Chest 6 6 2
Abdomen 4 3 1
Pelvis 5 7 2
Upper limb 2 10 1
Lower limb 11 10 2
  1. *multiple is valid for injuries not located in a particular region, thus bilateral or diffuse, e.g. bilateral limb fractures, diffuse axonal injury match is valid if injury is on the same side as primary vehicle impact (left or right), mismatch is valid if injury is on the opposite side