Table 2 Injuries by nature of injury and intent among patients attending the emergency of a Secondary Level Hospital in District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India, 2012
Intent of Injury | Unintentional | Intentional | Self-harm | Others | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of injury | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
Incised wound | 234 (42.9) | 79 (62.7) | 8 (47.1) | 1 (25) | 4 (12.5) | 326 (45) |
Contusion/abrasion | 128 (23.4) | 20 (15.9) | 5 (29.4) | 1 (250 | 2 (6.3) | 156 (21.5) |
Fracture | 86 (15.8) | 8 (6.3) | 2 (11.8) | 0 | 16 (50) | 113 (15.6) |
Concussion | 30 (5.5) | 3 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (9.4) | 36 (5.0) |
Laceration | 29 (5.3) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 3 (9.4) | 35 (4.8) |
Burn | 11 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 0 (0) | 12 (1.7) |
Others | 7 (1.3) | 4 (3.2) | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 0 (0) | 11 (1.5) |
Unknown | 21 (3.8) | 10 (7.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 4 (12.5) | 36 (5.0) |
Total | 546 (100) | 126 (100) | 17 (100) | 4 (100) | 32 (100) | 725 (100) |