Table 3: Injury mechanisms of children based on NEDIS data in 2009 (unit:frequencies, (%))
*Traffic Accidents include by car, bicycles, motorcycles, pedestrians, and unspecified
**others: chocking, hanging, sexual violence and electric shock, etc.
(0≤age≤6) (7≤age≤14)
Traffic Accidents* 138 (4.1) 136 (10.1)
Falls/Slips 931 (27.3) 362 (27)
Burns 153 (4.5) 22 (1.6)
Cut/pierce(sharp object) 396 (11.6) 151 (11.2)
Machine injury 4 (0.12) 5(0.37)
(neary)Drowning 2(0.05) 2(0.15)
Poisoning/intoxication 63 (1.8) 15 (1.1)
Struck by person or object 1,163 (34.1) 439 (32.7)
Others** 557 (16.3) 211 (15.7)
Total 3,407 (100) 1,343 (100)