Table 1 Deaths according to mechanism of injury and age groups
From: Children and adolescents deaths from trauma-related causes in a Brazilian City
Mechanism | Total | <1 year | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
530 | 25 | 52 | 50 | 94 | 309 | |
–asphyxia / suffocation | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
–blunt trauma | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
–stabb | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
–drowning | 55 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 18 |
–intoxication | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
–fall | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
–burn related | 10 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
–firearm | 249 | - | 2 | 4 | 33 | 210 |
–hanging / strangulation | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 |
–road traffic related | 138 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 38 | 56 |
passenger | 44 | - | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
pedestrian | 77 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 21 |
train | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
bicycle | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
motorcycle | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
–others | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |