Nature of injury (N code): Prince of Wales Hospital 1996–97,* ages 0–14 years
| N code | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| *N code was not available in 418 cases. | |
| Fracture of skull/neck/trunk (N800–N809) | 78 (1.1) |
| Fracture of upper limb (N810–N819) | 862 (11.7) |
| Fracture of lower limb (N820–N829) | 141 (1.9) |
| Dislocation (N830–N839) | 100 (1.4) |
| Sprains (N840–N848) | 462 (6.2) |
| Intercranial (N850–N854) | 44 (0.6) |
| Open wound of skull/neck/trunk (N870–N879) | 1158 (15.7) |
| Open wound of upper limb (N880–N887) | 311 (4.2) |
| Open wound of lower limb (N890–N897) | 214 (2.9) |
| Blood (N900–N904) | 2 |
| Superficial (N910–N919) | 927 (12.5) |
| Contusion (N920–N924) | 2555 (34.6) |
| Crushing (N925–N929) | 97 (1.3) |
| Foreign objects entering through orifice (N930–N939) | 176 (2.4) |
| Burn and scald (N940–N949) | 231 (3.1) |
| Central nervous system (N950–N957) | 1 |
| Others (N958–N959) | 36 (0.4) |
| Total | 7395 (100) |