Table 3 Blunt trauma, injury mechanism by age groups and by gender, n and (%)
Gender | Injury mechanism category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | Traffic-related | Low-energy falls | High-energy falls | Other | |
Male | 15–39 | 60 (53.1) | 3 (7.1) | 21 (31.8) | 14 (45.2) |
40–64 | 36 (31.9) | 11 (26.2) | 27 (40.9) | 16 (51.6) | |
= > 65 | 17 (15.0) | 28 (66.7) | 18 (27.3) | 1 (3.2) | |
Female | 15–39 | 17 (44.7) | 2 (7.4) | 12 (44.4) | 4 (66.7) |
40–64 | 12 (31.6) | 4 (14.8) | 8 (29.6) | 2 (33.3) | |
= > 65 | 9 (23.7) | 21 (77.8) | 7 (25.9) | 0 (0.0) | |