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. 2018 Jan 18;18:10. doi: 10.1186/s12886-018-0676-7

Table 2.

Cause of injury according to age

Cause of injury Age group (years)
<  7 7–12 13–18
n(%)
Sharp object 37(50.7)*,** 26(26.5)* 17(17.5)**
Blunt object 21(28.8)*,** 44(44.9)* 43(44.3) **
Fall 5(6.8) 5(5.1) 8(8.2)
Gunshot 2(2.7) 1(1.0) 2(2.7)
Burn 6(8.2) 5(5.1)*** 14(14.4)***
Explosion 0* 8(8.2)* 4(4.1)
Traffic accident 0 1(1.0) 1(1.0)
Fireworks 0*,** 5(5.1)* 6(6.2)**
Lawn equipment 1(1.4) 0 1(1.0)
Other 1(1.4) 3(3.0) 1(1.0)

(*,**,***p < 0.05 between age groups)