Table 3 Trends in mechanism (how the injury was inflicted) by which the injury was inflicted at presentation to Yorkhill ED by age. (Frequencies are an annual average of injury types in each age group over a 3 year period 1997–1999).
Mechanism/Age Category | 1 (0–11 months) | 2 (12–35 months) | 3 (36–59 months) | 4 (60–83 months) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Collision with/hit by or against object | 1466 | 73.9% | 4418 | 61.6% | 3149 | 68.2% | 3012 | 75.0% |
Ingested/inhaled hazard | 114 | 5.7% | 824 | 11.5% | 305 | 6.6% | 109 | 2.7% |
Strained/over exerted | 104 | 5.2% | 537 | 7.5% | 288 | 6.2% | 188 | 4.7% |
Grazed/lacerated | 58 | 2.9% | 302 | 4.2% | 247 | 5.3% | 274 | 6.8% |
Foreign body | 36 | 1.8% | 252 | 3.5% | 242 | 5.2% | 143 | 3.6% |
Caught in/snagged by object | 34 | 1.7% | 325 | 4.5% | 221 | 4.8% | 157 | 3.9% |
Other | 163 | 8.2% | 494 | 6.9% | 162 | 3.5% | 124 | 3.1% |
Missing | 8 | 0.4% | 22 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.2% |
Total | 1983 | 100% | 7174 | 100% | 4620 | 100% | 4016 | 100% |