Sat, August 20, 2022
Types of injuries and body parts injured (among those who reported injury)
Survey(s): RHS 2008/10 > Adult >
E = High sampling variability. Use figure with caution. F = Statistic suppressed due to low cell size (n < 5) or very high sampling variability (CV > .333).
| wdt_ID | Types of injuries | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken or fractured bones | 33.1 |
| 2 | Major sprain or strain | 32.6 |
| 3 | Major cuts, scrapes or bruises | 28.8 |
| 4 | Repetitive strain | 8.8 |
| 5 | Concussion | 8.5 |
| 6 | Buns or scalds | 7.5 |
| 7 | Dislocation | 7.4 |
| 8 | Dental injury | 5.4 |
| 9 | Hypothermia, frostbite, cold exposure | 1.0E |
| 10 | Poisoning | F |
| 11 | Injury to internal organ | 2.5E |
| 12 | Other | 15.6 |
| 13 | Body Part | |
| 14 | Hand | 25.4 |
| 15 | Ankle | 22.9 |
| 16 | Knee | 20.5 |
| 17 | Arm | 19.5 |
| 18 | Leg | 17 |
| 19 | Head | 16.4 |
| 20 | Foot | 15.4 |
| 21 | Wrist | 15.1 |
| 22 | Torso | 11.8 |
| 23 | Eye(s) | 4.8 |
| 24 | Other | 22.9 |
| Types of injuries | % |