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Patient demographics
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Total (n = 2551)
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Assault (n = 1679)
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Self-inflicted injuries (n = 872)
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p-value**
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%(95% CIs)*
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%(95% CIs)*
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%(95% CIs)*
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Gender (n = 2520)
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Boys
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74.3(73, 76)
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77.3(75, 79)
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68.6(65, 72)
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<0.001
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Girls
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25.7(24, 27)
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22.7(21, 25)
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31.4(28, 35)
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Age groups (n = 2551)
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Less than 5 years
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17.9(16, 19)
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16.2(14, 18)
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21.2(19, 24)
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<0.001
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5 - 9 years
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21.4(20, 23)
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19.4(18, 21)
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25.2(22, 28)
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10 - 14 years
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30.8(29, 33)
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31.9(30, 34)
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28.8(26, 32)
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15 - 17 years
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29.9(28, 32)
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32.6(30, 35)
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24.8(22, 28)
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Hospital type (n = 2551)
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Public
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99.2(99, 100)
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99.3(99, 100)
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99.1(98, 99)
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0.582
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Private
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0.8(0.4,1)
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0.7(0.3, 1)
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0.9(0.4, 2)
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Mode of arrival (n = 2369)
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Ambulance
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7(6, 8)
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8.4(7, 10)
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4.1(3, 6)
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<0.001
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Non-ambulance
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93(92, 94)
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91.6(90, 93)
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95.9(94, 97)
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Nature of injury (n = 1994)
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Soft tissue injuries
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53.5(51.2, 55.7)
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60.1(57.4, 62.7)
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39.6(35.8, 43.5)
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<0.001
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Fractures/dislocation
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34.1(32.1, 36.2)
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27.1(24.8, 29.6)
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48.8(44.8, 52.7)
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Other injuries****
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12.4(11.0, 14.0)
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12.8(11.1, 14.7)
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11.6(9.3, 14.4)
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Body parts involved (n = 2087)
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Head and neck
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33.4(31, 35)
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33.8(31, 36)
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32.4(0.29, 0.36)
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Chest and abdomen
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4.6(4, 6)
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4.3(3, 5)
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5.2(0.04, 0.07)
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<0.001
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Upper limbs
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28.6(27, 30)
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28.9(27, 31)
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27.7(0.24, 0.31)
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Lower limbs
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31.3(29, 33)
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32.2(30, 35)
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29.3(0.26, 0.33)
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Others
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2.2(2, 3)
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0.8(0.4, 1)
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5.5(0.04, 0.07)
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Disposition (n = 1915)
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ED discharge
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80.3 (78, 82)
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80 (77, 83)
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80.5 (78, 83)
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0.989
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Admitted
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17.8 (16, 19.5)
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17.9 (15.1, 21)
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17.7 (15.6, 19.9)
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LAMA/LWBS
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0.3 (0.001, 0.006)
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0.3 (0.0005, 0.012)
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0.2 (0.001, 0.008)
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Death
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1.7 (1.2, 2.4)
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1.8 (0.9, 3.1)
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1.6 (1.02, 2.5)
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- *95% CIs for percentage
- ** p-value for comparison between assault and self-inflicted injuries
- ***Other injuries includes burns, intracranial bleed, concussion, contusion
