Table 4 Distribution of injuries presenting to the ED by mechanism of injury and age category
From: Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal
Mechanisms | 0–4 years (%) | 5–19 years (%) | 20–39 years (%) | 40–59 years (%) | 60+ years (%) | All ages (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTIs | 61 (15.7) | 399 (28.3) | 980 (51.9) | 260 (35.3) | 81 (25.6) | 1781 (37.6) |
Fall | 167 (42.9) | 524 (37.2) | 339 (18.0) | 230 (31.2) | 152 (47.9) | 1412 (29.8) |
Fires and burns | 25 (6.4) | 21 (1.5) | 26 (1.4) | 6 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) | 80 (1.7) |
Poisoning | 28 (7.2) | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 37 (0.8) |
Cut | 52 (13.4) | 209 (14.8) | 211 (11.2) | 93 (12.6) | 23 (7.3) | 588 (12.4) |
Drowning | 2 (0.5) | 4 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (0.1) |
Bites | 17 (4.4) | 137 (9.7) | 182 (9.6) | 81 (11.0) | 33 (10.4) | 450 (9.5) |
Others | 37 (9.5) | 109 (7.7) | 147 (7.8) | 66 (9.0) | 26 (8.2) | 385 (8.1) |
Total | 389 (100) | 1408 (100) | 1888 (100) | 737 (100) | 317 (100) | 4739 (100) |