Table 6 Association of intent, nature, activity during injury and mechanism of injury with age among patients attending the emergency of a Secondary Level Hospital in District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India, 2012
Type of injury | 0–14 N (%) | 15–24 N (%) | 25–44 N (%) | 45–59 N (%) | > = 60 N (%) | Total N | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intent of injury | |||||||
Unintentional | 49 (10) (10.0) | 129 (26) (26.2) | 195 (40) | 88 (18) (17.9) | 31 (6) (6.3) | 492 (100) | 0.03 |
Intentional | 0 (0) | 37 (30) | 53 (44) | 23 (19) (18.8) | 9 (7) | 122 (100) | |
Self-harm | 1(8) | 6 (50) | 1(8) | 3 (25) | 1(8) | 12 (100) | |
Nature of injury | |||||||
Fracture | 4 (7) | 12 (19)) | 20 (32) | 22 (35) | 4 (7) | 62 (100) | 0.03 |
Cut wound | 28 (9) | 91 (29) | 119 (39) | 51(17) | 20 (6) (6.5) | 309 (100) | |
Concussion | 0 (0) | 06 (29) | 09 (42) | 4 (19) | 2 (10) | 21 (100) | |
Others | 19 (10) (10.4) | 49 (27) | 73 (40) | 28 (15) | 14 (8) (7.6) | 183 (100) | |
Activity during injury | |||||||
Work | 2 (1) | 45 (30) | 63 (42) | 30 (20) | 10 (7) (6.79) | 150 (100) | <0.001 |
Travelling | 22 (7) | 73 (22) | 144 (44) | 67 (20) | 23 (7) (7.0) | 329 (100) | |
Sports | 10 (56) (55.6) | 7 (39) | 01(5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | |
Others | 9 (22) | 20 (49) | 04 (10) | 5 (12) | 3 (7) | 41 (100) | |
Mechanism of injury | |||||||
Road Traffic Crash | 22 (7) | 75 (22) | 143 (43) | 68 (20) | 28 (8) | 336 (100) | <0.001 |
Fall | 21 (26) (25.9) | 22 (27) | 24 (30) | 14 (17) | 0 (0) | 80 (100) | |
Quarrel | 0 (0) | 33 (30) | 48 (44) | 21 (19) | 8 (7) | 110 (100) | |
Others | 10 (8) | 46 (39) | 40 (34) | 16 (13) | 7 (6) | 119 (100) | |