Distribution of injuries by body region among children versus adults injured as car passengers in a road accident*
| Restrained car passengers | Unrestrained car passengers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children (n = 1033) | Adults (n = 6535) | p value† | Children (n = 566) | Adults (n = 2204) | p value† | |
| NS, not significant. | ||||||
| *Data are presented as numbers and percentages in brackets. Subjects may have sustained injuries to more than one body region. | ||||||
| †p values were calculated based on the null hypothesis of no difference between children under 15 years versus adults. | ||||||
| Head | 263 (25.46) | 1069 (16.36) | <0.0001 | 176 (31.1) | 672 (30.05) | NS |
| Chest | 150 (14.52) | 1916 (29.32) | <0.0001 | 36 (6.36) | 359 (16.29) | <0.0001 |
| Abdomen | 93 (9.00) | 390 (5.97) | <0.0001 | 27 (4.77) | 118 (5.35) | NS |
| Spine | 155 (15.00) | 2260 (34.58) | <0.0001 | 57 (10.07) | 554 (25.14) | <0.0001 |