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1 Copyright © 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
From: Trauma Surveillance in Cape Town, South AfricaAn Analysis of 9236 Consecutive Trauma Center Admissions JAMA Surg. 2014;149(6): doi: /jamasurg Figure Legend: Number of Blank Fields for Each Data Point in Trauma Registry Results are given for a total of 9236 patients. The field completion rate was quite variable; many public health data points, such as substance use and perpetrator information related to violent crime, were marked as unknown or left blank. DOB indicates date of birth; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; HR, heart rate; RR, respiratory rate; and SBP, systolic blood pressure. Date of download: 11/4/2017 Copyright © 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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From: Trauma Surveillance in Cape Town, South AfricaAn Analysis of 9236 Consecutive Trauma Center Admissions JAMA Surg. 2014;149(6): doi: /jamasurg Figure Legend: Distribution of Injuries by AgeInjuries have an age distribution weighted toward patient at or younger than 40 years. Date of download: 11/4/2017 Copyright © 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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From: Trauma Surveillance in Cape Town, South AfricaAn Analysis of 9236 Consecutive Trauma Center Admissions JAMA Surg. 2014;149(6): doi: /jamasurg Figure Legend: Injury Motivation and Types of Intentional (Violent) InjuryAlcohol was implicated in at least 2788 trauma admissions, including many penetrating injuries. Date of download: 11/4/2017 Copyright © 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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From: Trauma Surveillance in Cape Town, South AfricaAn Analysis of 9236 Consecutive Trauma Center Admissions JAMA Surg. 2014;149(6): doi: /jamasurg Figure Legend: Locations of Major Referral HospitalsMapping of the major hospitals and referral sites around Cape Town, South Africa. (Map retrieved from BatchGeo; Date of download: 11/4/2017 Copyright © 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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From: Trauma Surveillance in Cape Town, South AfricaAn Analysis of 9236 Consecutive Trauma Center Admissions JAMA Surg. 2014;149(6): doi: /jamasurg Figure Legend: Injury Hot Spots Surrounding Groote Schuur Hospital and Referring HospitalsMapping of injuries shows that they were predominantly clustered in township areas all over Cape Town, South Africa. North of the M2 Highway, all patients with trauma are transferred to Tygerberg Hospital, the other level 1 facility in Cape Town. (Map retrieved from BatchGeo; Date of download: 11/4/2017 Copyright © 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.


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