JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research

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Figure B-13 Rank order of injury causes of emergency room visits by age, Alberta, 1998 & 1999 0 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Stuck Struck Fall Fall Fall Adverse Struck Struck Sports Sports Cutting/ Fall Cutting/ Unspecified Unspecified Effects Piercing Piercing Suffocated Unspecified Unspecified Struck Struck Fall Cutting/ Piercing Struck Cutting/ Piercing Cutting/ Piercing Unspecified Natural Env. Cutting/ Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Struck Struck Piercing Fire Cutting/ Piercing Natural Env. Cutting/ Piercing Cutting/ Piercing Exertion Exertion Exertion Exertion Exertion 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90+ Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Unspecified Unspecified Adverse Adverse Adverse Adverse Adverse Adverse Adverse Unspecified Effects Effects Effects Effects Effects Effects Effects Cutting/ Piercing Adverse Effects Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Adverse Effects Struck Cutting/ Cutting/ Cutting/ Cutting/ Cutting/ MV Struck Other Struck Piercing Piercing Piercing Piercing Piercing Exertion Struck Struck Struck Struck MV Exertion MV Exertion Other Source: Health Surveillance, Alberta Health and Wellness Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live 76
OTHER INJURY DATA FOR ALBERTA Other injury data have also been analyzed by the ACICR. These data are presented next to build the knowledge base on injuries in Alberta. Role of alcohol in injury Information collected and maintained by Alberta’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was analyzed by ACICR. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for examining all persons who died from sudden and unknown causes. Alcohol was determined to be a major factor in injury deaths 21 : • In 2001, in 15% of all fall related deaths, the deceased was legally impaired at the time of their injury. • In 2001, 63.6% of all hypothermia deaths had alcohol levels exceeding the legal limit to drive in Alberta. • Within the past five years, 59.5% of the boating fatalities in Alberta involved the use of alcohol. • In 2001 in Alberta, 5% of drivers involved in injury crashes had consumed alcohol prior to the collision. That number increased to 21% of drivers involved in fatal collisions. In terms of licensed drivers, males aged 18-21 were more likely to be drinking before the crash. • Between 1991 and 2000, 12.6% of motorized snow vehicle operators involved in casualty collisions had consumed alcohol prior to the collision. This figure increased to 75% for fatal collisions. Clearly alcohol plays a major role in injuries, with excessive drinking increasing the probability that an injury will occur and very often result in death. Injury and First Nations People The leading cause of death among First Nations people in Alberta is injuries. Injury related deaths in Alberta are greater than the number of deaths associated with heart disease, tumors and respiratory diseases combined. Data on injuries involving First Nations people were supplied by 22 23 the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch. The following injury data provides a portrait of the injury concerns in First Nations communities. • In Alberta between 1983 and 1999, injuries and poisonings represented the number one cause of death among the First Nations population accounting for 1,975 deaths or 39% of all deaths for all causes among First Nations people. • Injury and poisoning deaths are two times higher than the number of deaths associated with diseases of the circulatory system; and almost four times higher than deaths associated with cancer. Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live 77
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Alberta Injury
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What are the injury control issues?
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Focus on the future—making Albert
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Outcome indicator Current status Ta
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Recommended Actions • Develop and
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Making Alberta the Safest Place to
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Figure 1 Injury control model BACKG
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PURPOSE OF THE ALBERTA INJURY CONTR
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Injuries may be further understood
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Table 2 (continued) Application of
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Table 3 Number of child injury deat
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Page 35 and 36: MISSION Contribute to a healthy Alb
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Page 39 and 40: Goal 1 Objective 1.2 Increase the a
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Page 43 and 44: Goal 3 Build and sustain the capaci
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Page 47 and 48: Goal 6 Optimize emergency response,
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Page 83 and 84: Fire injuries Data on fires in Albe
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