Table 4.

Simple repair wounds for adult and paediatric patients, by location and size

Location (size, cm)	Adult (n=79 766) n (%)	Paediatric (n=20 381) n (%)	Prevalence ratio (paediatric/adult)
Total	3528 (4.4)	1440 (7.0)	1.59
Neck; axillae; external genitalia; trunk or extremities
<2.5	1291 (1.6)	366 (1.8)	1.13
2.6–7.5	1288 (1.6)	261 (1.3)	0.81
7.6–12.5	254 (0.32)	44 (0.22)	0.69
12.6–20.0	86 (0.11)	23 (0.11)	1.00
20.1–30.0	19 (0.02)	3 (0.01)	0.50
>30	9 (0.01)	1 (0.0)	0
Face; ears; eyelids; nose; lips, and/or mucous membranes
<2.5	353 (0.44)	517 (2.5)	5.68
2.6–5.0	167 (0.21)	169 (0.83)	3.95
5.1–7.5	37 (0.05)	34 (0.17)	3.4
7.6–12.5	22 (0.03)	20 (0.10)	3.33
12.6–20	2 (0.0)	2 (0.01)	0