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8/3/2019 Min Winter Sport Injuries
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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGR APHIC BY LINDSAY OUELLETTE/QMI AGENCYSources: Canadian Institute for Health Information
IN MINUTES News and events — visually
Ice Hockey
Ice Skating
Skiing/Snowboarding
Snowmobiling
Tobogganing
0-9 years old 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ years TOTAL
192 2,645
221 678
920 3,171
183 666
146 208
12 101
89 80
149 227
33 54
151 197
57 937
134 345
770 2,062
205 1,183
58 57
42 711
258 430
432 891
204 1,058
44 35
10 234
368 316
571 663
142 613
18 19
33 658
326 507
551 819
204 1,085
44 35
N/R 84
345 266
410 537
64 320
N/R N/R
5,721
4,363
12,173
6,075
1,031
Female Male F M F M F M F M F M F M
Ouch!
Ouch!Although hockey injuries have been making thenews lately, skiing and snowboarding injuries aremore than twice as common, according to new datareleased today by the Canadian Institute for HealthInformation (CIHI).
Number of hospitalizations due to winter sports and recreationalactivities, by age group and gender, 2006-07, 2010-11
Ontario saw a total of 45,270 emergency department visits in 2010–2011 due to winter sports and activities.
That averages out to 285 visits for every day of winter.
2010-11 hospitalizations
5,000
6,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Skiing/Snowboarding
2,329Hockey
1,114
Iceskating
889 Snowmobiling
1,126
Tobagganing
171
Falls on ice were by far the most common cause
of injuries — 7,138 hospital admissions in2010–2011, more than for all winter sports and
recreational activities combined.
Taking a fall
Number ofhospitalizations dueto falls on ice 2011-Age group
Half of all hospitalizations during
2010–2011 for hockey injuries (542 out of1,114) were for people age 10 to 19.
Number ofhospitalizations
2006-07
1,221
2007-081,099
2008-091,099
2010-11
1,114
2009-10
1,188
Ice hockey injuries
on the decline
In 2010–2011, 415 Canadians werehospitalized for head injuries related toa winter sport or recreational activity;
this number has remained relativelystable since 2006–2007.
(135) of these serious headinjuries occurred while skiing orsnowboarding. Over the past five years, a total of759 head injury hospitalizations were related to ski
hill activities in Canada.
1/3
0-9
55
10-19
145
20-29
415
30-39
571
40-49
937
50-59
1,47160-69
1,344
70+
2,200
About halfof all falls
occurred inpeople age
60 andolderwere among those
50 and
older
70% 70%
of thosehospitalized for
falls on icewere
women.
56%56%