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Gold Member
Differences were found between Jewish and non-Jewish children. Some 12.1% of non-Jewish children were injured by firearms, compared with only 2.5% of Jewish children (P < 0.0001). This corresponds with the finding that non-Jewish children were more likely to sustain a severe injury (i.e. ISS > 16), at 14.2% versus 8.8% (P < 0.0001). On the other hand, Jewish children were much more likely to be injured as a result of unarmed brawling, at 42.0% versus 26.2% (P < 0.0001). No difference was found in injuries resulting from stabbing or other types of violence. However, there was a difference in the circumstances of the violence-related injury. Jewish children were more likely to be injured at school (18.1% versus 10.3%) or in a public place or leisure facility (13.8% versus 6.9%), while non-Jewish children usually sustained their injuries in the street, at 42.7% versus 30.2% (P < 0.0001).
Despite the absence of a difference in the rate of stabbings between Jewish and non-Jewish children, the latter were much more likely to be stabbed at school (36% versus 10.2%, P < 0.0001). Most injuries to the region of the head and neck were caused by brawling (48.2%) or other violence (40.5%), and most injuries to the region of the spine and neck were caused by firearms (36.8%), while stabbing caused most wounds to the torso (61%) and the extremities (46.3%).
WHO | Violence-related injury of children in Israel: age-dependent pattern
Despite the absence of a difference in the rate of stabbings between Jewish and non-Jewish children, the latter were much more likely to be stabbed at school (36% versus 10.2%, P < 0.0001). Most injuries to the region of the head and neck were caused by brawling (48.2%) or other violence (40.5%), and most injuries to the region of the spine and neck were caused by firearms (36.8%), while stabbing caused most wounds to the torso (61%) and the extremities (46.3%).
WHO | Violence-related injury of children in Israel: age-dependent pattern