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. 2020 Jul 18;12(7):e9258. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9258

Table 1. Type, site, activity, place, and mechanism of non-traffic unintentional injuries among children attending the emergency department, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, 2017.

  No %
Type of injury Fracture/dislocation/subluxation 232 47.3
Cut/laceration/open wound 103 21.0
Burn 86 17.5
Brain injury/intracranial bleeding 63 12.8
Near drowning 20 4.1
Others 75 15.2
Total 579 117.9
Site of injury Upper limbs 222 45.2
Head and neck 119 24.2
Lower limbs 85 17.3
Multiple or whole body 65 13.2
Chest 17 3.5
Abdomen 12 2.4
Others 20 4.1
Total 540 109.9
Activity at time of injury Leisure 89 18.1
Daily activities 111 22.6
Others 5 1.0
Unknown 286 58.2
Total 491 100.0
Place of injury Home 100 20.4
Others 23 4.7
Play area 19 3.9
Chalet/resort 17 3.5
Unknown 332 67.6
Total 491 100.0