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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 20.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Surg. 2013 May;148(5):463–469. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1341

Table 5.

Injuries in deceased household members during the week before death as reported by the head of the household.

Cause of Injury n % of Total Fatal Injuries
Traffic Related
    Car, truck, bus crash 8 19.5
    Motorcycle crash 5 12.2
Fall 12 29.3
Bite or animal attack 8 19.5
Stab / slash / cut / crush 3 7.3
Burn 3 7.3
Unreported Cause of injury 2 4.9
Total 41 100