Table A

Table B
 

Table A  Age and sex of the children audited, before and after the flowchart was introduced

    Age (years)
    Before intervention 
     
    After intervention 
    Male
    Female
    Male
    Female
    <1
    52
    36
     
    55
    31
    1
    134
    109
     
    123
    89
    2
    116
    94
     
    119
    102
    3
    107
    84
     
    111
    78
    4
    99
    76
     
    83
    75
    5
    57
    36
     
    85
    49
    Total
    565
    435
     
    576
    424

 

Table B Types of injury in children audited before and after flowchart was introduced

    Injury
    Before intervention 
    After intervention 
    Skull fracture
    2
    5
    All other closed fractures
    108
    99
    Open fractures
    0
    1
    Dislocation
    1
    0
    Amputation
    0
    1
    Pulled elbow
    51
    41
    Abrasion
    9
    7
    Bite
    12
    11
    Sting
    1
    0
    Bruise
    59
    93
    Burn
    21
    29
    Scald
    38
    30
    Near drowning
    1
    1
    Electric shock
    0
    2
    Foreign body
    38
    23
    Head injury
    205
    197
    Ingestion
    44
    55
    Laceration
    303
    293
    Sprain
    15
    27
    Dental injury
    0
    2
    Other soft tissue injury
    92
    83
    Total
    1000
    1000