Causes of Traumatic Injury
1.7%
2% 1%
2%
6.6%
3%
3%
4%
6%
Injuries Blunt vs. Penetrating
Causes of Traumatic Injury 52% 21%
6%
Stab Wound Pedestrian ATV Assault GSW Other Blunt Motorcycle Crash Other MVC Fall
91.7%
Other Penetrating Blunt
Injury Severity Score
To meet Level I Trauma Center criteria, annual trauma admissions must equal at least 1,200 patients or 240 patients that have an injury severity score (ISS) of more than 15. This is a scoring system that applies a numerical value to a patient’s anatomical injuries. In 2024, Trauma Services at The University of Tennessee Medical Center admitted 1,257 patients with Injury Severity Scores greater than 15, which is more than five times the national requirement for a Level I Trauma Center.
Trauma Patient Distribution by Injury Severity Score
Top Three Mechanisms of Injury by Age Group
ISS
# PATIENTS
AGE
1
2
3
Other Blunt ATV/MCC MCC MCC MCC Other Blunt
1,551 2,273
Falls Falls Falls Falls MVC MVC
<8 8-15
MVC* MVC MVC MVC Falls Falls
Minor Moderate Serious Severe Critical-Maximum
0-13 14-17 18-25 26-45 46-65 >65
760 417 39
16-24 25-40 41-75
*Motor Vehicle Crash **Motorcycle Crash
18
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