Table 2

Injury types and body locations, 1994ā€“98 school years (nā€Š=ā€Š888 physical insults to the body); results are number (%)

Injury typeBody locations
Abrasions161 (18.1)Head/neck142 (16.0)
Bruises, pinches248 (27.9)Face428 (48.2)
Cuts, laceration, punctures245 (27.6)Chest/abdomen contents14 (1.5)
Unspecified wounds, bleeding55 (6.2)Upper extremities171 (19.3)
Other67 (7.5)Lower extremities84 (9.5)
Unknown112 (12.6)Not applicable/unknown49 (5.5)