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Table 2 Activities, nature and mechanism of wounds

From: Safety of equine tetanus antitoxin for prophylactic use in Ethiopia: a retrospective multi-center study

Wound characteristics

# Participants

%

Place of injury

  

 Work

240

19.79

 Education

2

0.16

 Sport

26

2.14

 Travelling

229

18.88

 Unknown

386

31.82

 Other

330

27.21

Nature

  

 Open wound

930

63.48

 Fracture

107

7.30

 Sprain/strain

25

1.71

 Cut/bite

296

20.21

 Bruise

103

7.03

 Organ system injury

4

0.27

Mechanism

  

 Traffic

169

13.93

 Assault

2

0.16

 Fall

133

10.96

 Blunt force

364

30.01

 Stab/cut

536

44.20

 Gunshot

7

0.58

 Fire/heat

2

0.16

  1. A person may experience more than one type of wound (nature)
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Tropical Medicine and Health

ISSN: 1349-4147

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