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Table 3 Mechanism of injury by age group

From: Pre-referral stabilization and compliance with WHO guidelines for trauma care among adult patients referred to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania

Age in years

OVERALL

18–30

31–45

46–60

> 60

N

368 (100%)

155

132

42

39

Motorcycle n (%)

104 (28.3)

52 (50)

34 (32.7)

15 (14)

3 (2.9)

Fall n (%)

85 (23.1)

22 (25.9)

25 (29)

12 (14)

26 (30.6)

Pedestrian n (%)

64 (17.4)

24 (37.5)

27 (42)

8 (12.5)

6 (9.4)

Other n (%)

49 (13.3)

24 (49)

24 (49)

1 (2)

0

Unknown n (%)

42 (11.4)

21 (50)

15 (36)

3 (7)

3 (7)

MVA n (%)

23 (6.3)

12 (52)

7 (30)

3 (13)

1 (4)