Table 5

Select injury intent and mechanism categories for all 2017 hospital visits (ED, inpatient and outpatient), by age group16

Age group
Intent and mechanism <1 1–14 15–34 35–64 65+
Unintentional transport
 Unintentional motor vehicle traffic, occupant288514132 80432 3857341
 Unintentional motor vehicle traffic, pedestrian≤1055116251873555
 Unintentional motor vehicle traffic, pedalcyclist≤10693934874133
 Unintentional motor vehicle traffic, motorcyclist≤10881175109093
 Unintentional pedalcyclist, other≤10201912731376251
 Unintentional pedestrian, other≤10241680827266
Unintentional poisoning
 Unintentional poisoning: drug701122720482631788
 Unintentional poisoning: non-drug5168713951993473
Other unintentional
 Unintentional fall339748 21534 96170 11591 021
 Unintentional struck by/against55828 75231 00224 4108436
 Unintentional overexertion53816518 32418 7623809
 Unintentional cut/pierce139566217 78318 8654103
 Unintentional bites and stings (non-venomous and venomous)2417383718390332671
 Unintentional other specified, foreign body2775707321240881898
 Unintentional fire/flame/hot object/substance244164825843245712
 Unintentional suffocation29711174931146
 Unintentional firearm≤101357926527
Self-harm
 Self-harm poisoning: drug≤1023122941930282
 Self-harm cut/pierce<10285131858484
 Self-harm other specified, not elsewhere classifiable≤109358329328
 Self-harm unspecified≤105340229662
 Self-harm poisoning: non-drug≤101121125030
 Self-harm fire/flame/hot object/substance≤10≤10631811
 Self-harm suffocation≤10≤103825≤10
Assault
 Assault struck by/against≤10121212 7458153561
 Assault unspecified≤1012220921650114
 Assault other specified, not elsewhere classifiable≤1081128398665
 Assault other specified, child/adult abuse606091099440108
 Assault cut/pierce≤1028113068926
 Assault other specified, classifiable≤1016051127421
 Assault firearm≤10≤10687223≤10
Undetermined
 Undetermined poisoning: drug≤104242241255
 Undetermined poisoning: non-drug≤10258513241
 Undetermined drowning/submersion≤101734844≤10
  • Cells with counts of 10 or fewer have been suppressed in order to reduce the risk of the identification of individuals.

  • ED, emergency department.