Cause of injury |
Motor vehicle | 1† | 2† | 1† | 3† | 1† |
Bicycle | 6 | 4 | 2† | 4† | 6 |
Fall | 50 | 53 | 63 | 61 | 43** |
Sport | 15 | 16 | 2† | 2† | 26 |
Scald/poisoning | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7†** | 6 |
“Other” not specified by parent | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
Nature of injury |
Broken/fractured bones | 22 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 30** |
Burn/scald | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3† | 3** |
Dislocation/sprain/strain | 12 | 19 | 13 | 8† | 19** |
Cut/scrape/bruise | 45 | 34 | 50 | 51 | 33** |
“Other”‡ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
Body part injured |
Facial | 22 | 17* | 31 | 28 | 12 |
Head or neck | 18 | 12* | 23 | 27 | 9 |
Upper extremities | 34 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 42 |
Lower extremities | 23 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
“Other” includes back, spine, trunk, and multiple sites | 3 | 5 | 3† | 3† | 5 |
Location of injury |
Own home | 31 | 33 | 63 | 35 | 17** |
Outside home | 20 | 21 | 12 | 32 | 21 |
In or around private residence | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
School/day care | 16 | 15 | 4† | 8† | 23 |
Sports facility | 8 | 10 | 1† | 2† | 15 |
“Other” category not specified by parent | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 |