Classification by cause, place, and type of most recent injury in past 12 months among 621 rural children aged 0–17, based on parental interview in 1994–98
| Cause | No | % | Place | No | % | Type | No | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: for details on the contents of the above lists, see “statistical methods” section. Excludes “mine and quarry” because no injuries occurred in that place. | ||||||||
| Struck by/against | 35 | 25.5 | Recreation and sport | 54 | 39.4 | Sprain or strain | 37 | 27.0 |
| Fall | 34 | 24.8 | Home | 39 | 28.5 | Open wound or laceration | 36 | 26.3 |
| Overexertion | 18 | 13.1 | Farm | 7 | 5.1 | Neck, trunk, upper limb fracture | 19 | 13.9 |
| Cut/pierce | 15 | 10.9 | Street and highway | 5 | 3.6 | Contusion: intact skin | 15 | 10.9 |
| Transport, other | 8 | 5.8 | Public building | 4 | 2.9 | Superficial injury | 6 | 4.4 |
| Motor vehicle | 6 | 4.4 | Industry | 1 | 0.7 | Lower limb fracture | 5 | 3.6 |
| Bicycle | 4 | 2.9 | Other place | 4 | 2.9 | Dislocation | 5 | 3.6 |
| Animal bites | 4 | 2.9 | Unknown place | 23 | 16.8 | Crushing injury | 3 | 2.2 |
| Foreign body | 4 | 2.9 | Skull fracture | 2 | 1.5 | |||
| Caught | 2 | 1.5 | Toxic effect: non-medical | 2 | 1.5 | |||
| Other cause | 6 | 4.4 | Other type | 7 | 5.1 | |||
| Unknown cause | 1 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Total | 137 | 99.8 | Total | 137 | 100.0 | Total | 137 | 100.0 |