Total (n=1511) | <1 year (n=142) | 1–5 years (n=399) | 6–10 years (n=326) | 11–15 years (n=644) | |
Fall injury | |||||
Total paediatric falls (%) | 343 (22.7) | 57 (40.1) | 97 (24.3) | 86 (26.4) | 103 (16.0) |
Low falls (%) | 192 (12.7) | 45 (31.7) | 53 (13.3) | 42 (12.9) | 52 (8.1) |
High falls (%) | 151 (10.0) | 12 (8.5) | 44 (11.0) | 44 (13.5) | 51 (7.9) |
Fall injury submechanism | |||||
Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling (%) | 13 (0.9) | * | * | 5 (1.5) | 5 (0.8) |
Fall while being carried or supported by other persons (%) | 36 (2.4) | 30 (21.1) | * | * | * |
Fall involving bed (%) | 32 (2.2) | 12 (8.5) | 13 (3.3) | 6 (1.8) | * |
Fall involving other furniture (%) | 15 (1.0) | 7 (4.9) | 6 (1.5) | * | * |
Fall on and from stairs and steps (%) | 11 (0.7) | * | * | * | 5 (0.8) |
Fall from, out of, or through building or structure (%) | 42 (2.8) | * | 17 (4.3) | 10 (3.1) | 15 (2.3) |
Fall from tree (%) | 14 (0.9) | * | * | 10 (3.1) | * |
Fall involving playground equipment (%) | 37 (2.5) | * | 15 (3.8) | 19 (5.8) | * |
Fall involving trampoline (%) | 16 (1.1) | * | 7 (1.8) | 7 (2.2) | * |
Fall involving ice skates, skis, roller skates, skateboards, scooters and other pedestrian conveyances (%) | 42 (2.8) | * | 5 (1.3) | 9 (2.8) | 27 (4.2) |
Fall involving skateboards (%) | 17 (1.1) | * | * | * | 13 (2.0) |
Fall involving scooters (%) | 12 (0.8) | * | * | * | 8 (1.2) |
*Reflects cell counts <5.