Children of Fire

Trauma Injuries, Red Cross Childrens' Hospital, 1 April 1997 - 31 March 1998

Source: Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA), Red Cross Children's Hospital.

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES	PERCENTAGE
Motor Vehicle Accident	787	384	1171	18
Assault	123	95	218	3
Burns	274	207	481	7
Falls	1536	976	2512	39
Struck by/Against Object	402	200	602	9
Caught between object	128	103	231	4
Sharp Instrument	187	87	274	4
Firearm	27	15	42	1
Dog bites	59	39	98	2
Food foreign body	14	17	31	1
Other foreign body	140	130	270	4
Other cause	184	144	328	5
Unknown	93	80	173	3
TOTAL	3954	2477	6431	100

Detailed Statistics by Cause

CAUSE	<1	1-4	5-9	10-14	>14	TOTAL
MVA Pedestrian Tran	8	156	418	141	2	725
MVA Passenger - Restrained	1	7	14	9	-	31
MVA Passenger - Unrestrained	8	40	35	32	1	116
MVA PassengerBakkie	4	12	57	28	-	101
MVA Cycle	-	26	72	63	-	161
MVA Motorcycle	-	-	4	3	-	7
MVA Other, e.g. boat, horse	-	3	8	19	-	30
MVA TOTAL	21	244	608	295	3	1171
Blunt assault	14	18	42	31	-	105
Sharp assault	4	6	12	17	1	40
Rape/sexual assault	1	8	17	9	-	35
Human bite assault	-	3	2	-	-	5
Other assault	3	5	15	10	-	33
ASSAULT TOTAL	22	40	88	67	1	218
Flame burn	5	15	21	20	1	62
Fluid burn	83	189	62	19	-	353
Heat contact burn	7	16	2	-	-	25
Electrical burn	3	3	-	-	-	6
Chemical burn	3	3	4	1	-	11
Explosion burn	1	2	7	1	-	11
Other burn	2	8	2	1	-	13
TOTAL BURNS	104	236	98	42	1	481
Off bed fall	101	117	54	11	-	283
Stairs/steps fall	11	61	37	17	-	126
Attendants arms fall	47	36	7	3	-	93
Playground equip.fall	1	39	158	46	-	244
Mobiles fall	24	16	24	25	-	89
Other heights fall	37	161	262	126	2	588
On level fall	49	336	477	220	7	1089
FALLS TOTAL	270	766	1019	448	9	2512
Struck by/against	31	165	226	178	2	602
Caught between	8	106	89	27	1	231
Sharp instrument	10	61	131	70	2	274
Firearm	4	7	19	12	-	42
Machinery	-	2	-	2	-	4
Dog bite	3	21	45	29	-	98
Other bite	1	1	2	2	-	6
Immersion/drowning	-	1	-	-	-	1
Suffocation	-	-	-	-	-	-
Food foreign body	2	16	13	-	-	31
Other foreign body	18	123	106	22	1	270
Other cause	42	151	63	59	2	317
Unknown	47	78	34	12	2	173
TOTAL	583	2018	2541	1265	24	6431