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Table 4 Distribution of the injured site in the body

From: Questionable child deaths in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Retrospective Study

Injury site

No(%)

Head

12 (14%)

Neck

18 (21%)

Chest

12 (14%)

Abdomen

2 (2%)

Extremities

2 (2%)

Back

1 (1%)

Multiple sites including head

11 (13%)

Undetermined or inapplicablea

29 (33%)

Total

87 (100%)

  1. aThis term is used when determination of injury’s site is difficult e.g. natural death, toxicology, etc