Table 4.
First author, year (reference) | No of injuries | Head/face/neck | Upper limb | Trunk/back | Lower limb | Unspecified |
Perera, 201922 | ||||||
HA | 121 | 28.1 | 33.9 | – | 28.1 | 9.9 |
ED | 547 | 27.8 | 38.9 | 1.1 | 26.1 | 6.1 |
King, 201817 | 3087* | 7.4 | 35.2 | 2.3 | 45.5 | 9.6 |
Walker, 201019 | 498 | 22.9 | 35.7 | 2.8 | 31.3 | 7.3 |
Upadhyay, 200018 | 60 | 26.7 | 30.0 | 13.3 | NR | 30.0 |
Finch, 199820 | ||||||
Ages <15 years | 2345 | 44.2 | 33.9 | 3.2 | 15.5 | 11.4 |
Ages ≥15 years | 3846 | 16.6 | 32.6 | 4.2 | 22.8 | 11.5 |
Forward, 198821 | 65 | 21.5 | 46.2 | 4.6 | 27.7 | 0.0 |
*Number of claims (there were no ‘multiple locations’ injuries reported).
ED, emergency department presentations; HA, hospital admissions; NR, not reported.