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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1 ; INFOGR APHIC BY LINDSAY OUELLETTE/QMI AGENCY Sources: 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+ yearsTOT AL 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 the news lately, skiing and snowboarding injuries are more than twice as common, according to new data released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Number of hospitalizations due to winter sports and recreational activities, 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 an d 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 2,329 Hockey 1,114 Ice skating 889 Snowmobiling 1,126 Tobagganing 171 Falls on ice were by far the most common cause of injuries — 7,138 hospital admissions in 2010–2011, more than for all winter sports and recreational activities combined. Taking a fall Number of hospitalizations due to falls on ice 2011- Age group Half of all hospitalizations during 2010–2011 for hockey injuries (542 out of 1,114) were f or people age 10 to 19. Number of hospitalizations 2006-07 1,221 2007-08 1,099 2008-09 1,099 2010-11 1,114 2009-10 1,188 Ice hockey injuries on the decline In 2010–2011, 415 Canadians were hospitalized for head injuries related to a winter sport or recreational activity; this number has remained relatively stable since 2006–2007. (135) of these serious head injuries occurred while skiing or snowboarding. Over the past five years, a total of 759 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 1,471 60-69 1,344 70+ 2,200 About half of all falls occurred in people age 60 and older were among those 50 and older 70% 70% of those hospitalized for falls on ice were women. 56% 56%
