Table 2 Consequences of the fatal and non-fatal unintentional injuries by mechanism (June 1, 2005-May 31, 2006)
Consequences | All (n = 134) Number (%) | Traffic (n = 60) Number (%) | Fall (n = 35) Number (%) | Burn* (n = 15) Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical nature | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fracture | 66 (49.3) | 32 (53.3) | 30 (85.7) | - |
Concussion | 17 (12.7) | 15 (25.0) | 2 (5.7) | - |
Cut, bite or other open wound | 15 (11.2) | 4 (6.7) | 1 (2.9) | - |
Burn | 15 (11.2) | - | - | 15 |
Poisoning | 7 (5.2) | - | - | - |
Organ system injury/internal injury | 6 (4.5) | 3 (5.0) | - | - |
Bruise or superficial injury | 4 (3.0) | 4 (6.7) | - | - |
Sprain/strain | 3 (2.2) | 1 (1.7) | 2 (5.7) | - |
Unspecified | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.7) | - | - |
Body region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Head/face | 19 (14.2) | 17 (28.3) | 1 (2.9) | 1 |
Upper limb | 18 (13.4) | 5 (8.3) | 8 (22.9) | - |
Lower limb | 27 (20.1) | 15 (25.0) | 7 (20.0) | 1 |
Neck/shoulder/lower back/rib | 10 (7.4) | 4 (6.7) | 3 (8.6) | 2 |
Pelvis/hip | 8 (6.0) | 1 (1.7) | 7 (20.0) | - |
Internal system | 7 (5.2) | - | - | - |
Multiple regions | 42 (31.3) | 16 (26.7) | 9 (25.7) | 10 |
Unspecified | 3 (2.2) | 2 (3.3) | - | 1 |
Severity/recovery | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Complete recovery | 54 (40.3) | 25 (41.7) | 16 (45.7) | 3 |
Partial recovery | 31 (23.1) | 14 (23.3) | 10 (28.6) | 2 |
Disability | 22 (16.4) | 11 (18.3) | 5 (14.3) | 4 |
Death | 26 (19.4) | 10 (16.7) | 4 (11.4) | 6 |