Table 1 Distribution of the mechanism of injury for each age group
From: Childhood trauma fatality and resource allocation in injury control programs in a developing country
Mechanism of injury | <1 | 1–4 | 5–9 | 10–15 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MVC * | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Pedestrian | - | 43 (35%) | 51 (45%) | 55 (31%) | 149 (36%) |
   Car occupant | 1 (11%) | 5 (4%) | 13 (12%) | 23 (13%) | 42 (10%) |
   Motorcyclists | - | 3 (2%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (3%) | 12 (3%) |
   Bicyclists | - | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 8 (2%) |
Burn | 1 (11%) | 28 (23%) | 18 (16%) | 27 (15%) | 74 (18%) |
Fall | - | 7 (6%) | 4 (4%) | 13 (7%) | 24 (6%) |
Poisoning | - | 11 (9%) | 4 (4%) | 9 (5%) | 24 (6%) |
Drowning | - | 6 (5%) | 4 (4%) | 8 (5%) | 18 (4%) |
Others | 7 (78%) | 19 (15%) | 10 (9%) | 30 (18%) | 66 (15%) |
Total | 9 | 123 | 110 | 175 | 417 |