Table 3 Types of injury by age
From: Non-fatal injuries among pediatric patients seeking care in an urban Ghanaian emergency department
Types of injury | Totaln= 116,n(%) | Under 5 years oldn= 87 (75.0),n(%) | Five years and oldern= 29 (25.0),n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Fall | 37 (32.0) | 25 (28.7) | 12 (41.4) |
Road traffic injury | 59 (50.9) | 48 (55.2) | 11 (37.9) |
Car crash | 29 (25.0) | 26 (29.9) | 3 (10.3) |
Pedestrian injury | 13 (11.2) | 7 (8.0) | 6 (20.7) |
Motorcycle | 7 (6.0) | 6 (6.9) | 1 (3.4) |
Pedal bike/bicycle | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.4) |
Assault/Fight | 5 (4.3) | 4 (4.6) | 1 (3.4) |
Burn | 5 (4.3) | 5 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Poisoning/overdose | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Cut laceration not related to fighting | 7 (6.0) | 5 (5.7) | 2 (6.9) |
Other | 11 (9.5) | 8 (9.2) | 3 (10.3) |