Appendix 3
Type of most serious injury among people who sustained at least one activity-limiting injury during the past 12 months, population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2009–2010
Total | Males | Females | ||||||||||
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Number '000 | Rate | 95% confidence interval | Number '000 | Rate | 95% confidence interval | Number '000 | Rate | 95% confidence interval | ||||
Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | |||||||
Sprain or strain | 2,165 | 51.1 | 49.8 | 52.3 | 1,210 | 50.5 | 48.8 | 52.2 | 955 | 51.8 | 50.0 | 53.6 |
Broken or fractured bones | 717 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 379 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 338 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 19.6 |
Cut, puncture, animal bite | 408 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 280 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 128 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.8 |
Scrape, bruise, blister | 301 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 157 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 144 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.8 |
Dislocation | 143 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 93 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 50 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
Burn, scald, chemical burn | 127 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 61 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 67 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
Concussion, other brain injuries | 94 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 58 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
Multiple injuries | 50 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
Other | 235 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 134 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 102 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component. 2009–2010 combined. |
Age 12 to 19 years | Age 20 to 64 years | Age 65 years or older | ||||||||||
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Number '000 | Rate | 95% confidence interval | Number '000 | Rate | 95% confidence interval | Number '000 | Rate | 95% confidence interval | ||||
Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | |||||||
Sprain or strain | 431 | 48.8 | 46.4 | 51.1 | 1,582 | 53.8 | 52.2 | 55.4 | 153 | 36.6 | 33.5 | 39.7 |
Broken or fractured bones | 188 | 21.4 | 19.4 | 23.4 | 420 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 108 | 25.9 | 23.4 | 28.4 |
Cut, puncture, animal bite | 84 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 286 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 39 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 10.9 |
Scrape, bruise, blister | 56 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 186 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 59 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 16.2 |
Dislocation | 25 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 104 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 14 | 3.3E | 2.1 | 4.6 |
Burn, scald, chemical burn | 35 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 84 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 8 | 1.9E | 0.7 | 3.1 |
Concussion, other brain injuries | 29 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 60 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.1E | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Multiple injuries | 6 | 0.7E | 0.3 | 1.1 | 36 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.9E | 1.2 | 2.7 |
Other | 29 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 182 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 25 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 7.2 |
E – use with caution | ||||||||||||
Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component. 2009–2010 combined. |
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