Table 1 Cause of paediatric eye injuries by region
Cause of injuries | Wenzhou | Changsha | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sharp object | 323 | 69.2 | 221 | 33.6 | 544 | 48.4 |
Blunt object | 69 | 14.8 | 152 | 23.1 | 221 | 19.6 |
Fireworks | 14 | 3.0 | 107 | 16.3 | 121 | 10.8 |
Fall | 15 | 3.2 | 42 | 6.4 | 57 | 5.1 |
Not recorded | 11 | 2.4 | 45 | 6.8 | 56 | 4.9 |
Traffic accident | 3 | 0.6 | 36 | 5.5 | 39 | 3.4 |
Other | 7 | 1.5 | 15 | 2.3 | 22 | 2.0 |
Explosion | 24 | 5.1 | 14 | 2.1 | 38 | 3.4 |
Animal | 1 | 0.2 | 15 | 2.3 | 16 | 1.4 |
Burn | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.0 |
Total | 467 | 100.0 | 658 | 100.0 | 1125 | 100.0 |