This statistic shows the number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained. In this period, nearly 209 children under five years were admitted to hospital with an open head wound as the result of a fall.
Number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained
Characteristic
Under 5
5-9
10-14
Fracture of skull and facial bones
53
9
3
Intracranial injury
21
10
10
Fracture at wrist and hand level
64
16
19
Fracture of femur
7
31
60
Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
28
40
132
Injury,poisoning & certain other consequences of external causes
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NHS Health Scotland. (March 3, 2020). Number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538542/children-hospital-admissions-resulting-from-a-fall-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained." Chart. March 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538542/children-hospital-admissions-resulting-from-a-fall-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. (2020). Number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538542/children-hospital-admissions-resulting-from-a-fall-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of Children Admitted to Hospital as The Result of a Fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by Age and Injury Sustained." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538542/children-hospital-admissions-resulting-from-a-fall-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland, Number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538542/children-hospital-admissions-resulting-from-a-fall-scotland/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of children admitted to hospital as the result of a fall in Scotland in 2018/19, by age and injury sustained [Graph], NHS Health Scotland, March 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/538542/children-hospital-admissions-resulting-from-a-fall-scotland/
