Table 1.

Distribution of injury mechanisms among the children less than 7 years of age injury victims in Iran compared for the three age groups

Injury mechanism	<1 years	1-5 years	6 yearsa	Total	Percent for total
Unintentional
Hot liquids	9843	26720	2956	39519	50.9
Collision with sharp objects	805	6652	1546	9003	11.6
Falls	659	5206	1030	6895	8.9
Overthrown (fall at the same level)	486	4853	1077	6416	8.3
Contact with hot objects & Exposure to fire	1646	3808	414	5868	7.6
Collision with  hard objects	433	3308	641	4382	5.6
Using drugs or poison	497	1931	103	2531	3.3
Others	340	1961	405	2706	3.5
Intentional
Violence & Suicide	23	142	33	198	0.3
Total	14732	54581	8205	77518	100

^afrom 6.00.00 (year.month.day) to 6.11.29;

^bBecause the classification is based on the National Registry and the number of cases registered under this classification  so it should be considered in children.