Table 4

Incidences of patients sustaining pelvic injury in those wearing pelvic protection versus those that were unprotected

PPE wornPelvic injuryNo pelvic injuryTotalORs
Tier 1 alone5/32 (0.16)27/32 (0.84) 320.16/0.84=0.19
Tier 1+tier 21/7 (0.15)6/7 (0.85)  70.15/0.85=0.18
No pelvic protection87/135 (0.64)48/135 (0.36)1350.64/0.36=1.81
Total9381174