Appendix 8
Cause of the 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 8
Appendix summary
Cause of the most serious injury, among people who sustained at least one activity-limiting injury during the past 12 months.
This Appendix displays the results of Cause of the most serious injury. 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
Fall 1,714 40.9 39.7 42.0 873 36.7 35.1 38.4 841 46.2 44.5 47.9
Overexertion or strenuous movement 983 23.4 22.4 24.5 595 25.0 23.7 26.4 388 21.3 19.9 22.8
Struck or crushed by object(s) 316 7.5 6.9 8.2 197 8.3 7.4 9.2 120 6.6 5.7 7.5
Contact with sharp object, tool or machine 282 6.7 6.1 7.4 209 8.8 7.8 9.8 73 4.0 3.4 4.7
Bumped, pushed, bitten 252 6.0 5.4 6.6 172 7.3 6.4 8.2 79 4.4 3.7 5.0
Transportation accident 160 3.8 3.4 4.3 65 2.7 2.2 3.3 95 5.2 4.5 6.0
Other 488 11.6 10.9 12.4 265 11.1 10.2 12.1 223 12.3 11.1 13.4
Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component. 2009–2010 combined.
Appendix 8 – 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
Fall 437 49.7 47.4 52.0 1,019 35.1 33.5 36.6 258 62.9 59.8 65.9
Overexertion or strenuous movement 130 14.8 13.2 16.4 796 27.4 26.0 28.8 57 13.9 12.0 15.8
Struck or crushed by object(s) 67 7.6 6.4 8.8 230 7.9 7.1 8.7 20 4.8 3.7 5.9
Contact with sharp object, tool or machine 40 4.5 3.5 5.5 222 7.7 6.8 8.5 20 4.9 3.8 6.1
Bumped, pushed, bitten 93 10.6 9.1 12.0 150 5.2 4.4 5.9 9 2.2E 1.4 3.1
Transportation accident 19 2.1 1.5 2.8 131 4.5 3.9 5.1 10 2.5 1.7 3.3
Other 94 10.7 9.2 12.3 357 12.3 11.4 13.2 36 8.8 7.0 10.7
E – use with caution
Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component. 2009–2010 combined.
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