Table 5

Injury prevention priorities identified by the CAISP: non-machinery injuries

Relative priority*
CAISP fatality data 17 CAISP hospital data
Children 0–14 yearsAdults ages 15+Children 0–14 yearsAdults ages 15+
*Key: − low priority: <5% of fatal or hospitalized non-machinery injuries, respectively; + medium priority: 5.0–24.9%; +++ high priority: 25.0% or more.
Fall from height++++++
Fall on same level+
Animal contact++++++++
Struck by/against object++++
Overexertion+
Drowning+++