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Injury hospitalizations in Canada 2018/19.
- Source :
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Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice [Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can] 2020 Sep; Vol. 40 (9), pp. 281-287. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- National injury hospitalization statistics are essential for understanding the burden and pattern of injuries. This paper used the Discharge Abstract Database to analyse injury hospitalizations in Canada (excluding Quebec) for fiscal year 2018/19. The results show that unintentional injuries were the eighth leading cause of hospitalization compared to all other diseases and conditions. For unintentional injury-related hospitalizations, in rank order, the leading causes were falls, suffocation, motor vehicle traffic crashes, poisonings, struck by/against, and fire/hot object/smoke. However, the rankings were different across age groups.<br />Competing Interests: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Asphyxia epidemiology
Canada epidemiology
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Self-Injurious Behavior epidemiology
Accidental Falls prevention & control
Accidental Falls statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Traffic statistics & numerical data
Cost of Illness
Hospitalization statistics & numerical data
Wounds and Injuries epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries etiology
Wounds and Injuries therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English; French
- ISSN :
- 2368-738X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32909938
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.40.9.03