Table 2 Age distribution and mechanism of injury. Data expressed as number (%)
Mechanism of injury | Age groups (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–10 | 11–20 | 21–40 | 41–60 | > 60 | |
Bullet injury (n = 589) | 46 (7.8) | 155 (26.3) | 322 (54.7) | 56 (9.5) | 10 (1.7) |
Shell injury (n = 246) | 62 (25.2) | 80 (32.5) | 73 (29.7) | 18 (7.3) | 13 (5.3) |
Stab wound (n = 97) | 7 (7.2) | 31 (31.9) | 46 (47.5) | 11 (11.3) | 2 (2.1) |
Mine injury (n = 21) | 2 (9.5) | 8 (38.1) | 10 (47.6) | 1 (4.8) | – |
Total patients (n = 953) | 117 (12.3) | 274 (28.7) | 451 (47.4) | 86 (9) | 25 (2.6) |