Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

PercentagePatterns of emergency hospital admissions by mechanism, with intentDuring 2004-2008 the most common mechanisms for unintentional injuries amongemergency hospital admissions for males were falls and fracture and transport (51%and 15% respectively). For females the majority of unintentional emergency hospitaladmissions in 2004-2008 were due to falls and fractures (76%), followed by transport(6%). In 2004-2008, for attempted suicides, poisoning was the most commonmechanism for males and females (89% and 93% respectively).Admissions from undetermined intent had a wider range of mechanisms associatedwith it, with poisoning accounting for the largest proportion (68% and 92% for malesand females respectively). For males cut/pierce and firearms are the other commonmechanisms (12% and 6% respectively).Figure 17a100%90%80%70%Mechanism of injury by intent for males, Dudley 2004-200860%50%40%30%20%10%0%OsteoporosisHomicide and probable homicideSuicideMechanismSource: Secondary Users Service (SUS) Hospital AdmissionsOffice of National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimateMental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance useUndeterminedUnintentional172