Table 6 |
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Nature of injury by regions – grouped according to claim rate grouping in Figure 1. |
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Lowest rate region |
Lower rate region |
Middle rate region |
High rate region |
Highest rate region |
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Nature of Injury |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
Cuts |
45 |
15.1% |
217 |
16.3% |
716 |
19.7% |
767 |
17.0% |
750 |
19.1% |
|
Burns |
10 |
3.3% |
75 |
5.6% |
168 |
4.6% |
221 |
4.9% |
168 |
4.3% |
|
Fractures |
-- |
-- |
90 |
6.7% |
191 |
5.3% |
252 |
5.6% |
209 |
5.3% |
|
Amputations |
-- |
-- |
13 |
1.0% |
40 |
1.1% |
50 |
1.1% |
36 |
0.9% |
|
Sprains & Strains |
101 |
33.8% |
409 |
30.7% |
1089 |
29.9% |
1396 |
30.9% |
1214 |
30.9% |
|
Contusions |
39 |
13.0% |
154 |
11.5% |
544 |
15.0% |
619 |
13.7% |
521 |
13.2% |
|
Other |
104 |
34.8% |
376 |
28.2% |
890 |
24.5% |
1208 |
26.8% |
1035 |
26.3% |
|
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-- supressed due to low cell counts |
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Breslin et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:91 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-91 |
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