JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
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<strong>Injury</strong> hospitalizations and emergency room visits by cause and age<br />
Figure B-10<br />
<strong>Injury</strong> hospitalizations, <strong>Alberta</strong>, 1994-1999<br />
<strong>Injury</strong> Hospitalizations, <strong>Alberta</strong>, 1994-1999<br />
Adverse Effects<br />
Falls<br />
MV<br />
Parasuicide<br />
Other<br />
Source: Health Surveillance, <strong>Alberta</strong> Health and Wellness<br />
The most frequent causes of injury hospitalizations are combined over a<br />
five-year period. The most frequent cause of injury hospitalization was<br />
adverse effects, which also included adverse events in a hospital setting<br />
such as medication adverse reactions. Other major causes of injury<br />
hospitalization and their rates per 100,000 in 1999 were:<br />
• Falls with a rate of 366.8.<br />
• Motor vehicle collisions with a rate of 78.4.<br />
• Parasuicide (suicide attempts) with a rate of 76.7.<br />
Other causes included assault, other transportation-related injuries,<br />
overexertion/strenuous movements, late effects of injuries, struck by<br />
objects/person, and poisonings.<br />
Poisoning<br />
Struck<br />
Late effects<br />
Overexertion<br />
Other Transportation<br />
Assault<br />
Making <strong>Alberta</strong> the Safest Place to Live<br />
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