TABLE 3:
Needle stick injury locations by age group, CHIRPP data from 1991 to 1996 (expressed as percentage of all injuries in age group)
| Location | Age group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 4 (n=28) | 5 to 9 (n=66) | 10 to 19 (n=22) | Total (n=116) | |
| Outdoors | 46 | 80 | 64 | 69 |
| Park | 18 | 27 | 9 | 22 |
| Street or parking lot | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Home (own or other’s) | 7 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| School playground | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Beach | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Other or not specified | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| Indoors | 39 | 9 | 18 | 18 |
| Home (own or other’s) | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| Doctor’s office or other medical setting | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Other or not specified | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Not specified out or indoors | 14 | 11 | 18 | 13 |
| Own home | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Daycare or school | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Column totals may exceed 100% due to rounding. CHIRPP Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program