Percentage of injury condition, body region injured, and place of occurrence among children aged 6–17 years: US, 1997–98
| Both sexes | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic* | No of episodes in thousands (%) | Standard error | No of episodes in thousands (%) | Standard error | No of episodes in thousands (%) | Standard error |
| *A person could indicate up to four injury conditions or body regions injured, and up to two places of occurrence per injury episode. | ||||||
| Data source: the 1997–98 National Health Interview Surveys. | ||||||
| Injury condition | ||||||
| Sprain/strains | 1149 (26.4) | 1.8 | 696 (24.9) | 2.1 | 453 (29.1) | 2.9 |
| Open wounds | 1086 (25.0) | 1.9 | 824 (29.5) | 2.5 | 263 (16.9) | 2.3 |
| Fractures | 1036 (23.8) | 1.6 | 632 (22.7) | 2.0 | 404 (25.9) | 2.6 |
| Contusions | 424 (9.7) | 1.2 | 213 (7.6) | 1.3 | 211 (13.6) | 2.4 |
| Other | 1004 (23.1) | 1.7 | 637 (22.8) | 2.1 | 367 (23.6) | 2.9 |
| Body region injured | ||||||
| Upper extremity | 1657 (38.1) | 2.1 | 1077 (38.6) | 2.8 | 580 (37.2) | 3.5 |
| Lower extremity | 1613 (37.1) | 2.0 | 915 (32.8) | 2.4 | 698 (44.8) | 3.6 |
| Spine/back | 231 (5.3) | 1.0 | 148 (5.3) | 1.2 | 83 (5.3) | 1.6 |
| Face | 559 (12.8) | 1.3 | 391 (14.0) | 1.7 | 168 (10.8) | 2.1 |
| Skull/brain | 335 (7.7) | 1.0 | 280 (10.0) | 1.4 | 55 (3.5) | 1.0 |
| Other | 299 (6.9) | 1.0 | 185 (6.6) | 1.1 | 114 (7.3) | 1.8 |
| Place of occurrence | ||||||
| Home (inside) | 444 (10.2) | 1.1 | 263 (9.4) | 1.4 | 181 (11.6) | 2.1 |
| Home (outside) | 1032 (23.7) | 1.7 | 713 (25.5) | 2.4 | 319 (20.5) | 2.4 |
| Street/highway | 332 (7.6) | 1.0 | 218 (7.8) | 1.1 | 114 (7.3) | 1.7 |
| Sport facility | 1058 (24.3) | 1.6 | 654 (23.4) | 2.2 | 404 (26.0) | 2.9 |
| School | 917 (21.1) | 1.6 | 555 (19.9) | 2.0 | 362 (23.3) | 2.6 |
| Park/recreation area | 309 (7.1) | 1.1 | 235 (8.4) | 1.4 | 74 (4.7) | 1.3 |
| Other | 736 (8.1) | 1.2 | 452 (8.1) | 1.4 | 284 (9.1) | 1.5 |