Table 3

Profile of injury presented as overall and by age group

Total
(n=1511)
<1 year
(n=142)
1–5 years
(n=399)
6–10 years
(n=326)
11–15 years
(n=644)
Isolated head injury (%)444 (29.4)89 (62.7)129 (32.3)90 (27.6)136 (21.1)
Head and other injuries (%)369 (24.4)27 (19.0)96 (24.1)81 (24.9)165 (25.6)
Spinal cord injury (%)27 (1.8)*6 (1.5)6 (1.8)15 (2.3)
Orthopaedic injuries (%)62 (4.1)*15 (3.8)10 (3.1)36 (5.6)
Chest/abdominal injuries (%)201 (13.3)*29 (7.3)62 (19.0)107 (16.6)
Other/multitrauma (%)408 (27.0)22 (15.5)124 (31.1)77 (23.6)185 (28.7)
  • *Reflects cell counts <5.