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Table 1 Participant details

From: Facilitating post traumatic growth

NAME

AGE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT

TYPE OF ACCIDENT

LENGTH OF TIME SINCE INJURY

INJURIES SUSTAINED

Mary

19

car

3 years

Compound fractured right femur; left femur shattered

David

30

motorcycle

3 years

Fractured tibia; large skin loss to leg

Rebecca

25

car

3 years

Fractures to spine, pelvis and ribs

Fred

25

car

2 years

Lacerated liver, punctured diaphragm, lung contusion, fractures to ribs, sternum, ankle, wrist, and cervical vertebra, knee; pancreas inflamed

Corrine

20

car

2 years

Closed head injuries, fractures to tibia, fibula, ankle and wrist

Francis

30

motorcycle

2 years

Fractures to humerus, femur, fibula, wrist, elbow; severe gouge to ankle

Bradley

29

Fell from moving truck

1 year

Fractured tibia, severe gouge to knee

Richard

25

motorcycle

2 years

Fractures to ulna, radius, femur, ribs and sternum; torn ligaments in knee; lacerated liver

Teresa

26

car

4 years

Fractures to humerus of both arms, femur, knee, foot and pelvis

Hal

34

motorcycle

4 years

Torn aorta, punctured lungs, fractures to ribs and thumb

Max

18

fell from roof

1 year

Fractures to tibia, fibula and foot

Helen

20

car

2 years

Fractures to femur, torn knee ligaments, severe bruising

Eden

26

car

2 years

Fractures to clavicle, ankle, tibia, both femurs, ribs; leg partially amputated