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

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

Appendix summary
This Appendix displays the results of Type of most serious injury among people who sustained at least one activity-limiting injury during the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Total (Number '000, Rate, 95% confidence interval (Low, High)), Males (Number '000, Rate, 95% confidence interval (Low, High)), Females(Number '000, Rate, 95% confidence interval (Low, High)), Age 12 to 19 years (Number '000, Rate, 95% confidence interval (Low, High)), Age 20 to 64 years (Number '000, Rate, 95% confidence interval (Low, High)), Age 65 years or older (Number '000, Rate, 95% confidence interval (Low, High)) appearing as column headers.
Total Males Females
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.
Appendix 3 – continued
Age 12 to 19 years Age 20 to 64 years Age 65 years or older
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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