Table 4 Practice of the primary carers about management of non-intentional childhood injuries
From: Epidemiology of non-fatal injuries among Egyptian children: a community-based cross-sectional survey
| Â | Go to hospital % (n) | Traditional procedure-based therapies % (n) | Proper first aids % (n) | Don't know % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wounds | 15.3 (214) | 41 (573) | 13.2 (134) | 30.5 (428) |
Fractures | 22.1 (309) | 91.1 (276) | 4.3 (60) | 53.9 (754) |
Burn | 18.6 (206) | 21.7 (304) | 6.6 (92) | 53.1 (743) |
Drowning | 52 (727) | 9 (127) | 2.7 (37) | 36.3 (508) |
Poisoning | 37 (518) | 16.7 (233) | 4.7 (66) | 41.6 (582) |
Suffocation | 15.5 (217) | 10.4 (146) | 6.2 (87) | 67.9 (949) |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |