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Table 2 Ascertainment of police, ambulance, and hospital ED records for traffic fatalities and injuries on Karachi-Hala road section (n = 1 214)

From: Differences in police, ambulance, and emergency department reporting of traffic injuries on Karachi-Hala road, Pakistan

Outcome

Police

Ambulance

Hospital ED

Total

Rate

 

n

%*

n

%*

n

%*

n

%

 

Deaths

27

22.6

55

46.2

60

50.4

119

9.8

54.4

Injuries

116

10.6

476

43.5

601

54.9

1 095

91.2

500.4

  1. ED- Emergency department
  2. * Ascertainment rate; numbers of record divided by total for the given outcome.
  3. † per 109 km travelled.