{"slug": "annual-report-of-accidents-injuries-2007", "title": "Annual Report for Accidents & Injuries 2007", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Annual-Report-of-Accidents-Injuries-2007.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/injury-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Injury Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Place of Accident by Total", "header": ["Place of Accident", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Home 16.91%", "", "18.19%", "35.10%"], ["Residential Institution 0.19%", "", "0.00%", "0.19%"], ["Medical Service Area", "0.13%", "0.26%", "0.38%"], ["School, Educational Area", "1.53%", "2.30%", "3.83%"], ["Sports and Athletic Area", "0.64%", "4.47%", "5.11%"], ["Tranposrt Area: Public Highway, Street or Road", "8.23%", "10.98%", "19.21%"], ["Transport Area: Other", "0.06%", "0.06%", "0.13%"], ["Industrial or Construction Area", "0.13%", "6.45%", "6.57%"], ["Farm or Other Place of Primary Production", "0.00%", "1.98%", "1.98%"], ["Recreational Area, Cultural Area, or Public Building", "0.70%", "0.96%", "1.66%"], ["Commercial Area (Non-recreational) 1.60%", "", "1.98%", "3.57%"], ["Countryside 1.98%", "", "3.83%", "5.81%"], ["Other Specified Place of Occurence", "0.06%", "0.38%", "0.45%"], ["Unspecified Place of Occurrence 4.53%", "", "11.49%", "16.02%"], ["Grand Total", "36.69%", "63.31%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Mechanism of Injury by Total", "header": ["Mechanism of Injury", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Blunt Force", "26.71%", "39.94%", "66.65%"], ["Piercing/Penetrating Force", "2.22%", "5.71%", "7.93%"], ["Other Mechanical Force", "0.06%", "2.27%", "2.33%"], ["Thermal Mechanism", "0.76%", "1.22%", "1.98%"], ["Threat to Breathing", "0.29%", "0.06%", "0.35%"], ["Exposure to Chemical to Other Substance", "0.52%", "0.93%", "1.46%"], ["Physical Over-exertion", "2.16%", "2.45%", "4.61%"], ["Other Specified Mechanism of Injury", "1.40%", "6.94%", "8.34%"], ["Unspecified Mechanism of Injury", "1.92%", "4.43%", "6.36%"], ["Grand Total", "36.03%", "63.97%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Activity F M Total", "header": ["Activity F M Total", "", "", ""], "rows": [["Paid Work", "0.87%", "9.81%", "10.68%"], ["Unpaid Work", "4.84%", "5.57%", "10.41%"], ["Education 0.27% 0.20% 0.47%", "", "", ""], ["Sports and Exercise During Leisure Time", "1.48%", "7.12%", "8.60%"], ["Leisure or Play", "6.85%", "9.67%", "16.52%"], ["Vital Activity", "2.55%", "1.75%", "4.30%"], ["Travelling not Elsewhere Classified 0.00% 0.07% 0.07%", "", "", ""], ["Other Specified Activity", "5.24%", "5.24%", "10.48%"], ["Unspecified Activity", "14.84%", "23.64%", "38.48%"], ["Grand Total", "36.94%", "63.06%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Part of Body Injured by Total", "header": ["Part of Body Injured", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Head 6.87% 17.73%", "", "", "24.59%"], ["Neck, Throat", "0.90%", "0.56%", "1.46%"], ["Trunk 3.71% 6.13%", "", "", "9.85%"], ["Upper Extremities", "10.52%", "21.44%", "31.96%"], ["Lower Extremities", "12.72%", "15.31%", "28.02%"], ["Multiple Body Parts", "0.28%", "0.96%", "1.24%"], ["Body Part, Other and Unknown", "1.18%", "1.69%", "2.87%"], ["Grand Total", "36.18%", "63.82%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Types of injuries as a percentage of all injuries by gender", "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%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Total % of products involved in injuries", "header": ["Objects and Products", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Not Recorded", "1.12%", "1.24%", "2.36%"], ["Land Vehicle or Means of Land Transport", "2.36%", "2.98%", "5.34%"], ["Mobile Machinery or Special Purpose Vehicle", "0.00%", "0.25%", "0.25%"], ["Watercraft or Means of Water Transport", "0.31%", "0.25%", "0.56%"], ["Aircraft or Means of Air Transport", "0.00%", "0.06%", "0.06%"], ["Furniture/Furnishing 0.75%", "", "", "1.24% 1.99%"], ["Infant or Child Product", "0.25%", "0.31%", "0.56%"], ["Appliance Mainly Used in Household", "0.25%", "0.68%", "0.93%"], ["Utensil or Container", "1.12%", "1.99%", "3.11%"], ["Item Mainly for Personal Use", "0.62%", "0.68%", "1.31%"], ["Equipment Mainly Used for Sports/Recreational Activity", "0.50%", "1.43%", "1.93%"], ["Tool, Machine, Apparatus Mainly Used for Work-Related Activity", "0.37%", "4.04%", "4.41%"], ["Weapon 0.00%", "", "", "0.06% 0.06%"], ["Animal, Plant or Person", "1.24%", "4.60%", "5.84%"], ["Building, Building Component, or Related Fitting", "13.55%", "11.31%", "24.86%"], ["Ground Surface or Surface Conformation 1.86%", "", "", "4.79% 6.65%"], ["Material Nec", "6.46%", "15.16%", "21.63%"], ["Fire Flame or Smoke", "0.06%", "0.50%", "0.56%"], ["Hot Object/Substance Nec", "0.19%", "0.37%", "0.56%"], ["Food or Drink", "0.50%", "0.25%", "0.75%"], ["Pharmaceutical Substance for Human Use, i.e. drug, medicine", "0.44%", "0.19%", "0.62%"], ["Other non-Pharmaceutical Chemical Substances", "0.00%", "0.56%", "0.56%"], ["Medical/Surgical Device", "0.06%", "0.06%", "0.12%"], ["Other Specified Object/Substance", "0.25%", "1.49%", "1.74%"], ["Unspecified Object/Substance", "4.04%", "9.20%", "13.24%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Treatment and follow-up as a % of total injuries recorded", "header": ["Treatment and Follow Up", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Examined and Sent Home Without Treatment", "0.90%", "0.95%", "1.85%"], ["Sent Home After Treatment", "19.94%", "40.34%", "60.28%"], ["Treated and Referred to General Practitioner for Further Treatment", "7.39%", "11.71%", "19.10%"], ["Treated and Referred for Further Treatment as an Outpatient.", "0.00%", "0.11%", "0.11%"], ["Treated and Admitted to this Hospital", "7.11%", "9.52%", "16.64%"], ["Transferred to Another Hospital", "0.22%", "0.34%", "0.56%"], ["Deceased During Hospitalisation", "0.11%", "0.11%", "0.22%"], ["Other", "0.11%", "0.17%", "0.28%"], ["Unknown", "0.34%", "0.62%", "0.95%"], ["Grand Total", "36.13%", "63.87%", "100.00%"], ["Examined and Sent Home Without Treatment", "0.90%", "0.95%", "1.85%"], ["Sent Home After Treatment", "19.94%", "40.34%", "60.28%"]]}]}