Table 2 Characterisation of television-related injuries by age, 1998–2007
<1 year1–4 years5–9 years
Estimate* (%)§Estimate* (%)§Estimate* (%)§p Value‡
Overall*623 (1.5)29251 (69.5)12205 (29.0)
Head and neck398 (63.9)12385 (42.3)5820 (47.7)0.1042
    Intracranial injury†176 (44.3)5039 (40.7)1843 (31.5)0.1502
    Contusion/abrasion130 (32.7)4318 (34.9)2023 (34.8)0.9905
    Laceration0 (0)1968 (15.9)1356 (23.3)<0.0001
Hip and lower extremity141 (22.7)12546 (42.9)3782 (31.0)0.0028
    Contusion/abrasion37 (26.3)7187 (24.6)2337 (61.8)0.3416
    Strain/sprain0 (0)396 (1.3)130 (3.4)<0.0001
    Fracture89 (63.1)3128 (10.7)928 (24.6)0.3179
Shoulder and upper extremity6 (1.0)2613 (8.9)2047 (16.8)<0.0001
    Contusion/abrasion6 (100)1027 (39.3)1116 (54.5)<0.0001
    Laceration0 (0)250 (9.6)227 (11.1)<0.0001
    Fracture0 (0)1057 (40.5)499 (24.4)<0.0001
Trunk78 (12.5)1708 (5.8)556 (4.6)0.1657
    Contusion/abrasion35 (45.3)1248 (73.1)402 (72.3)0.4379
    Fracture6 (8.2)66 (3.9)12 (2.2)0.6550
    Other30 (38.3)311 (18.2)142 (25.5)0.5386
  • *Based on weighted data.

  • †Includes concussion, intracranial haemorrhage and subdural hematoma.

  • ‡Estimated from logistic regression analysis.

  • §Only the top three most common injury diagnoses by body region for all ages were reported; as a result, percentages for diagnoses do not add up to 100%.