Table 2 Injury characteristics by event
Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Event 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of children | 914 | 361 | 111 | 37 | 15 |
Injury type, N(%) | |||||
Fracture | 307 (33.59) | 61 (16.9) | 12 (10.81) | 7 (18.92) | 2 (13.33) |
Dislocation | 34 (3.72) | 25 (6.93) | 10 (9.01) | 2 (5.41) | 2 (13.33) |
Burn | 42 (4.6) | 18 (4.99) | 6 (5.41) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.67) |
Retinal hemorrhage | 29 (3.17) | 10 (2.77) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Intracranial | 81 (8.86) | 18 (4.99) | 3 (2.7) | 3 (8.11) | 2 (13.33) |
Abdominal thoracic | 19 (2.08) | 4 (1.11) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Open wound | 104 (11.38) | 95 (26.32) | 28 (25.23) | 13 (35.14) | 6 (40) |
Superficial Injuries | 114 (12.47) | 44 (12.19) | 13 (11.71) | 6 (16.22) | 2 (13.33) |
Contusions | 267 (29.21) | 91 (25.21) | 33 (29.73) | 11 (29.73) | 2 (13.33) |
Other (Blood vessel, Crush, Spinal cord) | 14 (0.02) | 6 (0.02) | 4 (0.04) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Location of injury, N (%) | |||||
Head/neck | 268 (29.32) | 72 (19.94) | 14 (12.61) | 8 (21.62) | 4 (26.67) |
Face | 64 (7) | 25 (6.93) | 10 (9.01) | 1 (2.7) | 3 (20) |
Chest | 59 (6.46) | 13 (3.6) | 3 (2.7) | 1 (2.7) | 1 (6.67) |
Abdomen and pelvic contents | 47 (5.14) | 14 (3.88) | 2 (1.8) | 3 (8.11) | 0 (0) |
Extremities or pelvic girdle | 337 (36.87) | 104 (28.81) | 35 (31.53) | 10 (27.03) | 3 (20) |
External | 509 (55.69) | 218 (60.39) | 78 (70.27) | 21 (56.76) | 8 (53.33) |
Number of injuries, N (%) | |||||
0 | 76 (8.32) | 37 (10.25) | 8 (7.21) | 3 (8.11) | 0 (0) |
1 | 279 (30.53) | 138 (38.23) | 41 (36.94) | 17 (45.95) | 7 (46.67) |
2 | 218 (23.85) | 103 (28.53) | 38 (34.23) | 10 (27.03) | 5 (33.33) |
3 | 90 (9.85) | 31 (8.59) | 16 (14.41) | 2 (5.41) | 2 (13.33) |
4 | 67 (7.33) | 19 (5.26) | 2 (1.8) | 3 (8.11) | 0 (0) |
5+ | 184 (20.13) | 33 (9.14) | 6 (5.41) | 2 (5.41) | 1 (6.67) |
Died during episode, N (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.55) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
New Injury Severity Score, median (IQR) | 4 (1, 12) | 2 (1, 5) | 2 (1, 5) | 2 (1, 5) | 2 (1, 5) |