Table 1

Data categories analysed

Region		Injury site		Injury type	Age, years
Area	District	Group	Subgroup	Injury type	Age, years
North Island		Head/neck		Soft tissue injury	5–9
	Northland		Head (except face)	Corrosive injuries	10–14
	Auckland		Face	Dental injuries	15–19
	Waikato		Eye	Fracture/dislocation	20–24
	Bay of Plenty		Nose	Hernia	25–29
	Gisborne		Ear	Laceration, puncture, wound, sting	30–34
	Hawke’s Bay		Neck/back of head/vertebrae	Foreign body in orifice/eye	35–39
	Taranaki	Upper limb		Concussion/brain injury	40–44
	Manawatu-Wanganui		Shoulder (including clavicle/shoulder blade)	Amputation	45–49
	Wellington		Upper and lower arm	Deafness	50–54
South Island			Elbow	Other	55–59
	Tasman		Hand/wrist	Unknown	60–64
	Nelson		Finger/thumb		65–69
	Marlborough	Lower limb			70–79
	Canterbury		Hip/upper leg/thigh		80+
	West Coast		Knee
	Otago		Lower limb
	Southland		Ankle
Other			Foot
Unknown			Toes
		Chest/back/other
			Abdomen/pelvis
			Chest
			Back/spine
			Internal organ
			Multiple locations
		Unknown