{"slug": "annual-report-of-accidents-injuries-2006", "title": "Annual Report for Accidents & Injuries 2006", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Annual-Report-of-Accidents-Injuries-2006.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/injury-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Injury Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: \u201cOther place of occurrence\u201d include also residential institutions, medical service areas", "header": ["Place of Accident", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Home 53.79%", "", "35.96%", "42.51%"], ["Residential Institution", "0.00%", "0.10%", "0.06%"], ["Medical Service Area", "0.35%", "0.61%", "0.52%"], ["School, Educational Area", "3.17%", "1.95%", "2.40%"], ["Sports and Athletics Area", "1.59%", "7.07%", "5.06%"], ["Transport Area: Street/Road", "22.75%", "20.90%", "21.58%"], ["Transport Area: Other", "0.53%", "0.10%", "0.26%"], ["Industrial or Construction Area", "0.71%", "10.14%", "6.68%"], ["Farm or other place of Primary Production", "0.35%", "3.28%", "2.20%"], ["Recreational Area, Cultural Area or Public Building", "1.59%", "3.18%", "2.59%"], ["Commercial Area", "5.29%", "3.18%", "3.95%"], ["Countryside 6.00%", "", "8.20%", "7.39%"], ["Unspecified 3.53%", "", "5.23%", "4.60%"], ["Other 0.35%", "", "0.10%", "0.19%"], ["Total", "100.00%", "100.00%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Mechanism of Injury by Total", "header": ["Mechanism of Injury", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Blunt Force", "66.84%", "59.53%", "62.22%"], ["Piercing/penetrating Force", "17.64%", "20.70%", "19.57%"], ["Other Mechanical Force", "0.18%", "2.46%", "1.62%"], ["Thermal Mechanism", "2.82%", "1.54%", "2.01%"], ["Threat to Breathing", "0.71%", "0.82%", "0.78%"], ["Exposure to Chemical or Other Substance", "1.06%", "1.33%", "1.23%"], ["Physical Over-exertion", "6.53%", "4.61%", "5.31%"], ["Other Specified Mechanism of Injury", "1.76%", "8.30%", "5.90%"], ["Unspecified Mechanism of Injury", "2.47%", "0.72%", "1.36%"], ["Total", "100.00%", "100.00%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Activity when injured", "header": ["Activity F M Total", "", "", ""], "rows": [["Paid Work", "3.17%", "17.62%", "12.31%"], ["Unpaid Work", "21.69%", "16.80%", "18.60%"], ["Education 2.47%", "", "1.13%", "1.62%"], ["Sports and Exercise during Leisure Time", "2.82%", "9.32%", "6.93%"], ["Leisure or Play", "16.40%", "15.88%", "16.07%"], ["Vital Activity", "12.35%", "7.27%", "9.14%"], ["Travelling not elsewhere classified", "0.00%", "0.31%", "0.19%"], ["Other Specified Activity", "16.58%", "10.25%", "12.57%"], ["Unspecified Activity", "24.51%", "21.41%", "22.55%"], ["Total", "100.00%", "100.00%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Other and Unkown", "header": ["Part of Body Injured", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Head 20.46% 32.07%", "", "", "27.80%"], ["Neck and Throat", "1.59%", "1.23%", "1.36%"], ["Trunk 6.00% 8.50%", "", "", "7.58%"], ["Upper Extremities", "31.22%", "28.38%", "29.42%"], ["Lower Extremities", "35.80%", "23.98%", "28.32%"], ["Multiple Body Parts", "1.76%", "2.56%", "2.27%"], ["Other and Unknown", "3.17%", "3.28%", "3.24%"], ["Total", "100.00% 100.00%", "", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Type of Injury by Total", "header": ["Type of Injury", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["No Injury", "0.53%", "1.02%", "0.84%"], ["Contusion, Bruise", "19.75%", "19.88%", "19.83%"], ["Abrasion 2.82% 5.23% 4.34%", "", "", ""], ["Open Wound", "18.17%", "25.72%", "22.94%"], ["Fracture 19.22% 11.27% 14.19%", "", "", ""], ["Luxation, Dislocation", "0.71%", "0.10%", "0.32%"], ["Distorsion, Sprain", "15.17%", "9.94%", "11.86%"], ["Crushing Injury", "0.71%", "1.54%", "1.23%"], ["Traumatic Amputation", "0.18%", "0.31%", "0.26%"], ["Concussion 0.88% 1.84% 1.49%", "", "", ""], ["Consequences of Foreign Body", "2.82%", "8.50%", "6.42%"], ["Suffocation 0.35% 0.41% 0.39%", "", "", ""], ["Burns, Scalds", "2.82%", "2.25%", "2.46%"], ["Corrosion", "0.71%", "0.20%", "0.39%"], ["Radiation 0.00% 0.72% 0.45%", "", "", ""], ["Injury to Nerves and Spinal Cord", "0.00%", "0.10%", "0.06%"], ["Injury to Blood Vessels", "0.53%", "0.51%", "0.52%"], ["Injury to Muscle and Tendon", "0.35%", "0.20%", "0.26%"], ["Injury to Internal Organs", "0.18%", "0.20%", "0.19%"], ["Poisoning 0.88% 0.92% 0.91%", "", "", ""], ["Stings 1.41% 0.20% 0.65%", "", "", ""], ["Multiple Injuries", "0.18%", "0.10%", "0.13%"], ["Other", "1.06%", "1.13%", "1.10%"], ["Unspecified 10.58% 7.68% 8.75%", "", "", ""], ["Total", "100.00%", "100.00%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Objects and Products by Total", "header": ["Objects and Products", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["No Object", "3.53%", "2.46%", "2.85%"], ["Land Vehicle or means of Land Transport", "7.05%", "7.07%", "7.06%"], ["Mobile Machinery or Special Purpose Vehicle", "0.00%", "0.41%", "0.26%"], ["Watercraft or means of Water Transport", "0.00%", "0.41%", "0.26%"], ["Furniture/furnishing 2.12%", "", "", "1.43% 1.69%"], ["Infant or Child Product", "0.35%", "0.41%", "0.39%"], ["Appliance mainly used in the household", "1.59%", "0.92%", "1.17%"], ["Utensil or Container", "3.70%", "3.28%", "3.43%"], ["Item mainly for personal use", "1.76%", "0.72%", "1.10%"], ["Equipment mainly used in sports/recreational activity", "1.23%", "2.56%", "2.07%"], ["Tool, Machine, Apparatus mainly used for Work-related Activity", "1.06%", "7.89%", "5.38%"], ["Weapon 0.18%", "", "", "0.41% 0.32%"], ["Animal, Plant or Person", "5.82%", "7.38%", "6.80%"], ["Building, Building Component or Related Fitting", "41.45%", "20.59%", "28.26%"], ["Ground Surface or Surface Conformation", "5.29%", "6.76%", "6.22%"], ["Material nec", "16.75%", "27.05%", "23.27%"], ["Fire, Flame or Smoke", "0.53%", "0.20%", "0.32%"], ["Hot Object/Substance nec", "1.94%", "0.51%", "1.04%"], ["Food or Drink", "0.71%", "1.13%", "0.97%"], ["Pharmaceutical Substance for human use, i.e. drug, medicine", "0.53%", "0.31%", "0.39%"], ["Other Non-Pharmaceutical Chemical Substance", "0.88%", "1.13%", "1.04%"], ["Other Specified Medical/Surgical Device", "0.00%", "0.10%", "0.06%"], ["Other Specified Object/Substance", "0.88%", "2.46%", "1.88%"], ["Unspecified Object/Substance", "2.65%", "4.41%", "3.76%"], ["Total 100.00%", "", "", "100.00% 100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Treatment and Follow-up", "header": ["Treatment and Follow Up", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["No Treatment", "0.18%", "0.20%", "0.19%"], ["Examined and sent home after treatment", "6.00%", "3.69%", "4.54%"], ["Sent home after treatment", "50.62%", "55.94%", "53.99%"], ["Treated and referred to general practitioner for further treatment", "10.05%", "8.61%", "9.14%"], ["Treated and referred for treatment as an outpatient", "9.88%", "10.45%", "10.24%"], ["Treated and admitted to hospital", "19.22%", "18.24%", "18.60%"], ["Transferred to another hospital", "0.53%", "0.51%", "0.52%"], ["Deceased before/arrival/deceased at Emergency Department", "0.35%", "0.31%", "0.32%"], ["Deceased during Hospitalization", "0.00%", "0.10%", "0.06%"], ["Other 0.00%", "", "", "0.31% 0.19%"], ["Unknown 3.17%", "", "", "1.64% 2.20%"], ["Total", "100.00%", "100.00% 100.00%", ""]]}]}