Marine Safety in Victoria Report 2007-2008 (PDF, 1.3 MB, 72 pp.)
Marine Safety in Victoria Report 2007-2008 (PDF, 1.3 MB, 72 pp.)
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Hospital–treated recreational boat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>jury cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
Characteristics Admissions (VAED) n = 244 ED Presentations (VEMD) n = 703<br />
Body site <strong>in</strong>jured<br />
Nature of <strong>in</strong>jury<br />
• Lower extremity {32% mostly knee/<br />
lower leg (63% of lower extremity<br />
<strong>in</strong>juries) and hip/thigh (24%)}<br />
• U<strong>pp</strong>er extremity {22%, mostly<br />
shoulder/u<strong>pp</strong>er arm (45% of u<strong>pp</strong>er<br />
extremity <strong>in</strong>juries) and wrist/hand<br />
(33%)}<br />
• Head/neck {23%: head (69%), neck<br />
(31%)}<br />
• Trunk {18%: abdomen/lower back/<br />
lumbar sp<strong>in</strong>e (51%) and thorax<br />
(49%)}<br />
• Other/unspecified/miss<strong>in</strong>g (6%)<br />
• Fractures {44%, mostly knee/ lower<br />
leg (29% of fractures), head (13%),<br />
wrist/hand (12%), and thorax (10%)<br />
• Dislocations/spra<strong>in</strong>/stra<strong>in</strong> {13%,<br />
mostly shoulder/u<strong>pp</strong>er arm (41%),<br />
knee/lower leg (24%)}<br />
• Open wound {7%, mostly knee/<br />
lower leg (33%) and head (27%)}<br />
• Injury to muscle/tendon (6%)<br />
• Intracranial (5%)<br />
• Injury to <strong>in</strong>ternal organs (4%)<br />
• Superficial (2%)<br />
• Injury to nerves/sp<strong>in</strong>al cord (2%)<br />
• Traumatic amputation (0.4%)<br />
• Other/unspecified/miss<strong>in</strong>g (17%)<br />
• Lower extremity {32%: foot (25%),<br />
lower leg (22%), knee (21%) and<br />
ankle (20%)}<br />
• U<strong>pp</strong>er extremity {26%: hand <strong>in</strong>cl.<br />
f<strong>in</strong>gers (34%), shoulder (26%), wrist<br />
(14%) and forearm (13%)}<br />
• Head, eyes, face and neck {22%<br />
mostly head (45%) and face (41%)}<br />
• Trunk (11%, mostly thorax (65%))<br />
• Other/unspecified (9%)<br />
• Open wound {26%: face (28%),<br />
head (25%), lower leg (12%), foot<br />
(10%), and hand (9%)}<br />
• Spra<strong>in</strong>/stra<strong>in</strong> {21%: ankle (15%),<br />
thorax (15%), foot (8%), wrist (7%)<br />
and neck (7%)}<br />
• Fracture {13%: foot/toe (21%),<br />
hand/f<strong>in</strong>ger (18%); ankle (11%) and<br />
thorax (11%)}<br />
• Superficial (10%)<br />
• Muscle/tendon (9%)<br />
• Dislocation (4%)<br />
• Foreign body (3%)<br />
• Intracranial (2%)<br />
• Crush<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>jury (2%)<br />
• Other/unspecified/miss<strong>in</strong>g (11%)<br />
Source: Hospital admissions: <strong>Victoria</strong>n Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED)<br />
Hospital emergency department presentations (non-admissions): <strong>Victoria</strong>n Emergency M<strong>in</strong>imum Dataset (VEMD)<br />
<strong>Mar<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>: July <strong>2007</strong> to June <strong>2008</strong> 45