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.

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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%