Body region injured, type of injury and location of injury occurrence for ED presentations and HA from 2002-2003 to 2015-2016
| ED presentations | HA | |||
| n | Percentage | n | Percentage | |
| Body region injured | ||||
| Head | 3641 | 15.4 | 951 | 18.9 |
| Neck | 904 | 3.8 | 215 | 4.3 |
| Shoulder and upper arm | 2242 | 9.5 | 637 | 12.7 |
| Elbow and forearm | 2040 | 8.6 | 682 | 13.6 |
| Wrist and hand | 3314 | 14.0 | 245 | 4.9 |
| Thorax | 1255 | 5.3 | 471 | 9.4 |
| Abdomen, spine and pelvis | 2271 | 9.6 | 850 | 16.9 |
| Hip and thigh | 1090 | 4.6 | 281 | 5.6 |
| Knee and lower leg | 1865 | 7.9 | 578 | 11.5 |
| Ankle and foot | 2659 | 11.2 | 92 | 1.8 |
| Eye | 34 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ear, respiratory tract and alimentary tract | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unspecified body region | 343 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.3 |
| Body region not required | 27 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.3 |
| Type of injury | ||||
| Fracture | 6963 | 29.4 | 2843 | 56.5 |
| Dislocation, sprain, strain | 5372 | 22.7 | 226 | 4.5 |
| Other and unspecified injury | 3492 | 14.7 | 680 | 13.5 |
| Superficial injury | 2685 | 11.3 | 258 | 5.1 |
| Muscle and tendon | 1586 | 6.7 | 73 | 1.5 |
| Open wound | 1401 | 5.9 | 159 | 3.2 |
| Intracranial injury | 1108 | 4.7 | 536 | 10.7 |
| Crushing injury | 511 | 2.2 | 11* | 0.2 |
| Eye injury | 77 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Poisoning or toxic effects | 45 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Burns | 27 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Injury to internal organs | 249 | 1.1 | 182 | 3.6 |
| Foreign body | 66 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Traumatic amputation | 49 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.3 |
| Injury to blood vessels | 32 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Injury to nerves and spinal cord | 32 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.6 |
| Other and unspecified effects of external causes | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.2 |
| Location of injury occurrence | ||||
| Farm | 5940 | 25.1 | 241 | 4.8 |
| Home | 5273 | 22.2 | 222 | 4.4 |
| Sports and athletic areas | 1999 | 8.4 | 874 | 17.4 |
| Road, street and highway | 562 | 2.4 | 77 | 1.5 |
| Trade and service area | 222 | 0.9 | 16† | 0.3 |
| School and public buildings | 100 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Residential institution | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Industrial and construction area | 24 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Other specified places | 7013 | 29.6 | 349 | 6.9 |
| Unspecified places | 2540 | 10.7 | 3252 | 64.6 |
*Crushing injury, eye injury, poisoning or toxic effects, and burns are presented as grouped data due to small numbers.
†Trade and service area, school and public buildings, residential institution, and industrial and construction area are presented as grouped data due to small numbers.
ED, emergency department; HA, hospital admissions.