Table 3 Distribution of injury mechanism by age group*
From: Trauma burden in Tanzania: a one-day survey of all district and regional public hospitals
AGE GROUP: Year | < 5 | 5–15 | 16–55 | > 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 24 | 95 | 333 | 56 |
RTC (%) | 6 (25.0) | 22 (23.2) | 179 (53.8) | 20 (35.7) |
Fall (%) | 4(16.7) | 35 (36.8) | 42 (12.6) | 17 (30.4) |
Assault (%) | 1 (4.2) | 17 (17.9) | 72 (21.6) | 4 (7.1) |
Burn (%) | 8 (33.3) | 4 (4.2) | 6 (1.8) | 0 |
Animal bite (%) | 5 (20.8 | 13 (13.7) | 31 (9.3) | 6 (10.7) |
Othersa (%) | 0 | 4 (4.2) | 3 (0.9) | 9 (16.1) |