Table 2 Place of occurrence of accident ‡
From: Population based estimates of non-fatal injuries in the capital of Iran
Place of occurrence | All accidents N (%) | Accidents resulted in significant injury§ N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Age groups | Common causes of accidents | ||||
|  |  | All ages | Age ≤ 15 | Transport accidents | Falls | Inanimate mechanical force | Contact with heat and hot substances |
Home | 1059 (61.7) | 140 (22.4) | 23 (24.5) | 0 (0.0) | 55 (25.7) | 32 (35.6) | 46 (76.7) |
Street and highway | 365 (21.3) | 296 (47.3) | 33 (35.1) | 202 (99.5) | 58 (27.1) | 6 (6.7) | 7 (11.7) |
Sports and athletics area | 86 (5.0) | 65 (10.4) | 23 (24.5) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (24.3) | 5 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Trade and service area | 65 (3.8) | 49 (7.8) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (36.7) | 2 (3.3) |
School, other institution and public administrative area | 20 (1.2) | 9 (1.4) | 6 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Industrial and construction area | 18 (1.0) | 15 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.6) | 4 (6.7) |
Farm | 1 (0.1) | 1(0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Other specified places | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.6) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.4) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.7) |
Unspecific places | 99 (5.7) | 47 (7.5) | 6 (6.4) | 1 (0.5) | 38 (17.8) | 7 (7.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Total ‡ | 1717 (100.0) | 626 (100.0) | 94 (100.0) | 203 (100.0) | 214 (100.0) | 90 (100.0) | 60 (100.0) |