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. 2021 Sep 28;18(9):e1003722. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003722

Table 4. Number of serious injuries by type and mechanism (numbers of cases used for this analysis and their characteristics are shown in Tables E–H in S1 Text).

Variable Total
Unweighted N Weighted percent
During the past 12 months, what was the most serious injury that happened to you?
N (complete cases by injury type) 87,033 100
Not seriously injured 63,993 72.29
Broken bone/dislocated joint 5,212 7.16
Cut or stab wound 4,231 6.16
Concussion/head or neck injury, was knocked out, or could not breathe 1,949 2.48
Gunshot wound 278 0.23
Bad burn 798 1.08
Poisoned or took too much of a drug 258 0.23
Something else happened 10,314 10.38
During the past 12 months, what was the major cause of the most serious injury that happened to you?
N (complete cases by injury mechanism) 84,883 100
Not seriously injured 62,232 74.23
Motor vehicle accident 2,725 4.11
Fall 8,243 10.17
Hit by a falling object 2,167 2.65
Attacked, abused, or fighting 1,346 1.66
Fire or too near a flame or something hot 469 0.53
Inhaled or swallowed something bad 496 0.72
Something else 7,205 5.92