Table 1 Population-based patterns among 5876 cases of paediatric injury: external causes across developmental groups
From: Stages of development and injury patterns in the early years: a population-based analysis
Age groups | 0–11 months | 12–35 months | 36–59 months | 60–83 months | All ages | Trend* | % admitted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of emergency department-attended injuries | 434 | 2097 | 1758 | 1587 | 5876 | 2.8 | ||||||
Annual injury rate per 1000 (95% CI) | 62 (17–107) | 153 (122–184) | 105 (76–134) | 90 (62–119) | 107 (91–123) | |||||||
EXTERNAL CAUSE OF INJURY | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Falls | 262 | 60.4 | 1160 | 55.3 | 935 | 53.2 | 784 | 49.4 | 3141 | 53.5 | ↓ | 3.0 |
Falls from one level to another | 212 | 48.8 | 569 | 27.1 | 501 | 28.5 | 374 | 23.6 | 1656 | 28.2 | ↓ | 4.3 |
Fall from furniture | 119 | 27.4 | 263 | 12.5 | 220 | 12.5 | 80 | 5.0 | 682 | 11.6 | ↓ | 3.2 |
Fall on stairs | 35 | 8.1 | 169 | 8.1 | 93 | 5.3 | 51 | 3.2 | 348 | 5.9 | ↓ | 3.2 |
Fall from playground equipment (tree houses, trampolines, air castles) | 2 | 0.5 | 45 | 2.1 | 104 | 5.9 | 162 | 10.2 | 313 | 5.3 | ↑ | 6.7 |
Fall from other specified object | 20 | 4.6 | 68 | 3.2 | 73 | 4.2 | 70 | 4.4 | 231 | 3.9 | 4.3 | |
Fall from being dropped | 36 | 8.3 | 24 | 1.1 | 11 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.7 | 82 | 1.4 | ↓ | 9.8 |
Falls on the same level | 49 | 11.3 | 567 | 27.0 | 394 | 22.4 | 360 | 22.7 | 1370 | 23.3 | 1.3 | |
Fall into furniture | 19 | 4.4 | 161 | 7.7 | 92 | 5.2 | 28 | 1.8 | 300 | 5.1 | ↓ | |
Fall into object | 11 | 2.5 | 152 | 7.2 | 94 | 5.3 | 74 | 4.7 | 331 | 5.6 | ||
Fall on same level-sports/pools | 2 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.6 | 18 | 1.0 | 66 | 4.2 | 99 | 1.7 | ↑ | |
Other and unspecified falls | 17 | 3.9 | 241 | 11.5 | 190 | 10.8 | 192 | 12.1 | 640 | 10.9 | ↑ | |
Falls from collisions, pushing or shoving by/with another person | 1 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.1 | 40 | 2.3 | 50 | 3.2 | 115 | 2.0 | ↑ | 3.5 |
Poisoning, ingestion, chemical spray, asphyxiation, foreign body | 39 | 9.0 | 260 | 12.4 | 174 | 9.9 | 120 | 7.6 | 593 | 10.1 | ↓ | 4.7 |
Mouth/ingestion, choking on food | 33 | 7.6 | 166 | 7.9 | 63 | 3.6 | 26 | 1.6 | 288 | 4.9 | ↓ | |
Nose | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 2.1 | 47 | 2.7 | 15 | 0.9 | 107 | 1.8 | ||
Eye/spray | 1 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.1 | 27 | 1.5 | 28 | 1.8 | 80 | 1.4 | ↑ | |
Ear/ear lobe | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.4 | 18 | 1.0 | 29 | 1.8 | 57 | 1.0 | ↑ | |
Other foreign body | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.6 | 18 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.1 | 48 | 0.8 | ↑ | |
Inhalation smoke, carbon monoxide | 4 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.2 | ||
Struck by object or person | 30 | 6.9 | 90 | 4.3 | 106 | 6.0 | 154 | 9.7 | 380 | 6.5 | ↑ | 2.4 |
Object fell, dropped on | 15 | 3.5 | 52 | 2.5 | 32 | 1.8 | 32 | 2.0 | 131 | 2.2 | ||
Object propelled, swung, moving | 1 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.8 | 31 | 1.8 | 48 | 3.0 | 96 | 1.6 | ↑ | |
Person hit, kick, fall or step on | 11 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.8 | 27 | 1.5 | 31 | 2.0 | 86 | 1.5 | ||
Object/person sports | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.8 | 42 | 2.6 | 59 | 1.0 | ↑ | |
Other | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | ||
Collisions with object/person | 7 | 1.6 | 97 | 4.6 | 129 | 7.3 | 130 | 8.2 | 363 | 6.2 | ↑ | 1.4 |
Collision with object | 6 | 1.4 | 92 | 4.4 | 118 | 6.7 | 114 | 7.2 | 330 | 5.6 | ↑ | |
Collision with person | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.9 | 30 | 0.5 | ↑ | |
Collision other | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||
Caught in or between | 17 | 3.9 | 89 | 4.2 | 86 | 4.9 | 78 | 4.9 | 270 | 4.6 | 0.7 | |
Cut or pierced | 9 | 2.1 | 50 | 2.4 | 80 | 4.6 | 96 | 6.0 | 235 | 4.0 | ↑ | 0.9 |
Pulled arm | 7 | 1.6 | 143 | 6.8 | 51 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.4 | 207 | 3.5 | ↓ | 0 |
Animal bite/scratch | 7 | 1.6 | 41 | 2.0 | 57 | 3.2 | 59 | 3.7 | 164 | 2.8 | ↑ | 1.2 |
Pedal cycle injuries fell/lost control/collision (non motor vehicle) | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.6 | 42 | 2.4 | 82 | 5.2 | 137 | 2.3 | ↑ | 4.4 |
Burns | 23 | 5.3 | 74 | 3.5 | 30 | 1.7 | 15 | 0.9 | 142 | 2.4 | ↓ | 4.9 |
Motor vehicle collisions | 20 | 4.6 | 26 | 1.2 | 38 | 2.2 | 42 | 2.6 | 126 | 2.1 | 6.3 | |
Occupant | 19 | 4.4 | 23 | 1.1 | 31 | 1.8 | 35 | 2.2 | 108 | 1.8 | ||
Pedestrian/pedal cyclist | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.2 | ||
ATV/snowmobile | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||
Other/unspecified | 13 | 3.0 | 54 | 2.6 | 30 | 1.7 | 21 | 1.3 | 118 | 2.0 | ||