Table 3 Place and Mechanism of Injury
From: Current pattern of ocular trauma as seen in tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria
Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Place of Injury | ||
Farm | 7 | 9% |
Home | 35 | 43% |
Industry | 6 | 7% |
Road/Highway | 17 | 21% |
School | 9 | 11% |
Office | 7 | 9% |
Activity during Injury | ||
Assault/ Fight | 16 | 19.8% |
Domestic accident | 18 | 22.3% |
Play/ Recreation | 15 | 18.5% |
RTA-related | 15 | 18.5% |
Work Related | 17 | 20.9% |
Object Group | ||
Blunt | 46 | 57% |
Chemical | 7 | 9% |
Missile | 10 | 12% |
Sharp | 16 | 20% |
Thermal | 2 | 2% |
Type of Injury | ||
Closed | 66 | 76% |
Open | 21 | 24% |