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Table 2 Distribution of head injury severity according to AIS in age subgroups

From: Increased in-hospital mortality following severe head injury in young children: results from a nationwide trauma registry

Head injury severity

Age 1–3 years (%)

Age 4–6 years (%)

Age 7–10 years (%)

Age 11–14 years (%)

Age 15–17 years (%)

Adults (%)

AIS 3

32.2

40.9

45.6

42.6

38.9

37.1

AIS 4

42.4

39.4

39.9

35.6

35.9

32.3

AIS 5

20.3

16.5

14.0

21.1

23.5

28.3

AIS 6

5.1

3.1

0.5

0.7

1.7

2.4