Causes of Traumatic Injury
.5%
>2% 1% 1% >2%
3.5%
2%
6%
8%
Injuries Blunt vs. Penetrating
Causes of Traumatic Injury
Stab Wound Pedestrian ATV GSW Assault Motorcycle Crash Other MVC Fall
17%
96%
60%
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 2025, Trauma Services at UT Medical Center admitted 1,184 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
<8 8-15
1,608 2,287
MVC* MVC MVC MVC Falls Falls
MCC** MCC Falls Falls MVC MVC
Falls Other Blunt MCC MCC MCC Other Blunt
Minor Moderate Serious Severe Critical-Maximum
0-13 14-17 18-25 26-45 46-65 >65
16-24 25-40 41-75
749 391 44
*Motor Vehicle Crash **Motorcycle Crash
18
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