Table 1 Characteristics of the reported physical injuries (N = 170, 12.9%)
Injury categories | N (%) |
|---|---|
Cause of injury | |
Participating in sport and leisure | 77 (29.7) |
Fall, trip | 70 (27.0) |
Hurting myself on purpose (e.g. slashing) | 21 (8.1) |
Stab, cut, bite | 16 (6.2) |
Blunt force injury | 13 (5.0) |
Being in a vehicle collision (when I was the driver) | 10 (3.9) |
Others and unknown | 52 (20.1) |
Type of injury | |
Strain, sprain, dislocation | 75 (29.9) |
Lacerations, Bruise, scrape, superficial wound | 74 (29.5) |
Cut, bite, penetrating injury, open wound | 26 (10.2) |
Concussion, closed head injury | 24 (9.4) |
Breaks/fracture | 23 (9.1) |
Others (N 8) and unknown (N 22) | 30 (11.9) |