Mechanisms of injury | Age group; no. of patients | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infant (0–1 yr) | Toddler (2–4 yr) | School age (5–13 yr) | Adolescent (14–18 yr) | Total | |
Motor vehicle crash | 2 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 146 (53%) |
Accident | 2 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 103 |
Pedestrian | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
Bicycle | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Recreational* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
Motorcycle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Sports-related | 0 | 1 | 26 | 51 | 78 (28%) |
Hockey | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Diving | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Biking | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Football | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Skiing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Tobogganing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Horseback riding | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Trampoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Track and Field | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cheerleading | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Parkour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Basketball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Skating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Falls | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 35 (13%) |
Other | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 (4%) |
Nonaccidental Injury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (2%) |
Total | 9 | 23 | 103 | 140 | 275 |
↵* Includes dirt bike (n = 1), snowmobile (n = 5) and all-terrain vehicle (n = 6).