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. 2021 Feb 17;69(3):709–713. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3200_20

Table 3.

Various Trauma inflicting agents

Trauma Inflicting Agent Pre-COVID (n=171) COVID (n=71)


Home Work Place RTA Home Work Place RTA
Metallic (Iron) 12 16 6 10 9 2
Plant Leaf 15 24 4 - - -
Wooden Stick 6 10 1 12 - -
Construction Site Related (Brick, Stone, Soil) 5 15 4 2 2 -
Chemical Injuries (Lime, Cement, Color) 7 8 - 5 1 1
Sharps & Daily Use (Pen, Glass, Rubber, Plastic, Leather, Fan) 8 6 - 7 - -
Sports Injury (Tip-cat, Tennis Ball, Shuttle Cock) 3 - 10 - -
Human Inflicted (Hand, Finger Nail, Fist, Self-Fall) 3 6 1 3 - -
Animal Related (Cow Horn, Insect, Cow Tail) - 7 - 3 - -
Blast Injuries (Battery Blast, Cracker, Cooker Blast) 4 - - 4 - -

RTA: Road Traffic Accident