Table 3 Injuries from ambulance stretcher adverse events
Type of injuryIndividual injuredFrequency (percentage; 95% CI)
PatientsAmbulance personnelOther
Strain/sprain335038 (29%; 22 to 38%)
Fracture129021 (16%; 10 to 24%)
Laceration/avulsion124117 (13%; 8 to 20%)
Contusion/abrasion2204 (4%; 1 to 8%)
Death3003 (3%; 1 to 7%)
Traumatic brain injury1113 (3%; 1 to 7%)
Other injury5409 (7%; 3 to 13%)
Unknown1216735 (27%; 20 to 35%)
Total50 (38%; 30 to 47%)71 (54%; 46 to 63%)9 (7%; 3 to 13%)130
  • Total of 121 injury events. More than one individual may have sustained injury from a single adverse event. Percentages and confidence intervals reflect a total of 130 injured individuals.