{"slug": "annual-report-of-accidents-injuries-2008", "title": "Annual Report for Accidents & Injuries 2008\u200b", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Annual-Report-of-Accidents-Injuries-2008.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 20.15%", "", "23.57%", "43.72%"], ["Medical Service Area", "0.08%", "0.24%", "0.33%"], ["School, Educational Area", "1.79%", "2.69%", "4.49%"], ["Sports and Athletics Area", "1.14%", "7.42%", "8.56%"], ["Transport Area: Public Highway, Street or Road", "9.14%", "14.36%", "23.49%"], ["Transport Area: Other", "0.08%", "0.00%", "0.08%"], ["Industrial or Consruction Area", "0.08%", "5.30%", "5.38%"], ["Farm or Other Place of Primary Production", "0.16%", "0.98%", "1.14%"], ["Recreational Area, Cultural Area, or Public Building", "0.82%", "2.04%", "2.85%"], ["Commercial Area (Non-recreational) 0.73%", "", "1.14%", "1.88%"], ["Countryside 2.69%", "", "5.22%", "7.91%"], ["Other Specified Place of Occurrence", "0.00%", "0.16%", "0.16%"], ["Grand Total", "36.87%", "63.13%", "100.00%"], ["Home 20.15%", "", "23.57%", "43.72%"], ["Medical Service Area", "0.08%", "0.24%", "0.33%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Mechanism of Injury by Total", "header": ["Mechanism of Injury", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Blunt Force", "29.60%", "43.55%", "73.15%"], ["Piercing/Penetrating Force", "3.73%", "8.84%", "12.56%"], ["Other Mechanical Force", "0.23%", "1.43%", "1.66%"], ["Thermal Mechanism", "0.86%", "0.57%", "1.43%"], ["Threat to Breathing", "0.29%", "0.23%", "0.52%"], ["Exposure to Chemical or Other Substance", "0.11%", "0.57%", "0.69%"], ["Physical Over-Exertion", "0.98%", "1.55%", "2.52%"], ["Other Specified Mechanism of Injury", "1.03%", "6.43%", "7.46%"], ["Grand Total", "36.83%", "63.17%", "100.00%"], ["Blunt Force", "29.60%", "43.55%", "73.15%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Activity F M Total", "header": ["Activity F M Total", "", "", ""], "rows": [["Paid Work", "0.89%", "13.31%", "14.20%"], ["Unpaid Work", "6.65%", "9.53%", "16.19%"], ["Education 1.29%", "", "0.99%", "2.28%"], ["Sports and Exercise During Leisure Time", "2.28%", "11.22%", "13.51%"], ["Leisure or Play", "8.64%", "17.18%", "25.82%"], ["Vital Activity", "4.37%", "3.67%", "8.04%"], ["Travelling not Elsewhere Classified 1.09%", "", "2.58%", "3.67%"], ["Other Specified Activity", "8.14%", "8.04%", "16.19%"], ["Unspecified Activity", "0.10%", "0.00%", "0.10%"], ["Grand Total", "33.47%", "66.53%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Body Part, Other and Unknown", "header": ["Part of Body Injured", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Head 7.11% 18.87%", "", "", "25.98%"], ["Neck, Throat", "0.74%", "0.68%", "1.42%"], ["Trunk 2.39% 4.66%", "", "", "7.05%"], ["Upper Extremeties", "11.31%", "21.38%", "32.69%"], ["Lower Extremeties", "14.27%", "16.37%", "30.64%"], ["Multiple Body Parts", "0.11%", "0.40%", "0.51%"], ["Body Part, Other and Unknown", "0.74%", "0.97%", "1.71%"], ["Grand Total", "36.67%", "63.33%", "100.00%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Type of Injury by Total", "header": ["Type of Injury", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Not Recorded", "0.45%", "0.57%", "1.02%"], ["No Injury Diagnosed", "0.06%", "0.11%", "0.17%"], ["Contusion, Bruise", "13.08%", "21.21%", "34.28%"], ["Abrasion 1.53%", "", "2.56% 4.09%", ""], ["Open Wound", "4.32%", "11.82%", "16.15%"], ["Fracture 5.80%", "", "5.12% 10.92%", ""], ["Luxation, Dislocation 0.45%", "", "0.40% 0.85%", ""], ["Distorsion, Sprain", "3.70%", "5.00%", "8.70%"], ["Crushing Injury", "0.23%", "0.63%", "0.85%"], ["Traumatic Amputation", "0.06%", "0.28%", "0.34%"], ["Concussion 0.17%", "", "0.68% 0.85%", ""], ["Other Specified Brain Injury", "0.00%", "0.06%", "0.06%"], ["Consequences of Foreign Body Entering Through Natural Orifice", "1.31%", "5.97%", "7.28%"], ["Suffocation (Asphyxia)", "0.17%", "0.17%", "0.34%"], ["Burns, Scalds", "0.85%", "0.80%", "1.65%"], ["Corrosion (Chemical)", "0.00%", "0.28%", "0.28%"], ["Electrocution 0.00%", "", "0.06% 0.06%", ""], ["Radiation (Sunlight, X-Rays)", "0.00%", "0.45%", "0.45%"], ["Injury to Nerves and Spinal Cord", "0.06%", "0.00%", "0.06%"], ["Injury to Blood Vessels", "0.00%", "0.28%", "0.28%"], ["Injury to Muscle and Tendon", "0.06%", "0.23%", "0.28%"], ["Injury to Internal Organs", "0.11%", "0.28%", "0.40%"], ["Sting 0.97%", "", "1.31% 2.27%", ""], ["Other Specified Type of Injury 0.85%", "", "1.36% 2.22%", ""], ["Unspecified Type of Injury 2.44%", "", "3.70% 6.14%", ""]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Objects and Products by Total", "header": ["Objects and Products", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["No Object", "0.84%", "1.22%", "2.07%"], ["Land Vehicle or Means of Land Transport 1.99%", "", "", "3.98% 5.97%"], ["Mobile Machinery or Special Purpose Vehicle", "0.00%", "0.23%", "0.23%"], ["Watercraft or Means of Water Transport", "0.00%", "0.31%", "0.31%"], ["Aircraft or Means of Air Transport", "0.08%", "0.00%", "0.08%"], ["Furniture/Furnishing 0.99%", "", "", "1.07% 2.07%"], ["Infant or Child Product", "0.38%", "0.46%", "0.84%"], ["Appliance Mainly Used in Household", "0.46%", "0.23%", "0.69%"], ["Utensil or Container", "0.99%", "2.30%", "3.29%"], ["Item Mainly for Personal Use", "0.46%", "0.46%", "0.92%"], ["Equipment Mainly Used for Sports/Recreational Activity", "1.30%", "4.90%", "6.20%"], ["Tool, Machine, Apparatus Mainly Used for Work-related Activity", "0.15%", "5.05%", "5.20%"], ["Weapon 0.00%", "", "", "0.23% 0.23%"], ["Animal, Plant or Person", "3.06%", "5.66%", "8.72%"], ["Building, Building Component, or Related Fitting", "14.61%", "13.62%", "28.23%"], ["Ground Surface or Surface Conformation 2.37%", "", "", "4.90% 7.27%"], ["Material Nec", "7.57%", "16.68%", "24.25%"], ["Hot Object/Substance Nec", "0.31%", "0.38%", "0.69%"], ["Food or Drink", "0.69%", "0.15%", "0.84%"], ["Pharmaceutical Substance for Human Use, i.e. drug, medicine", "0.15%", "0.15%", "0.31%"], ["Other Non-pharmaceutical Chemical Substance", "0.00%", "0.54%", "0.54%"], ["Medical/Surgical Device", "0.08%", "0.08%", "0.15%"], ["Other Specified Object/Substance", "0.38%", "0.54%", "0.92%"], ["Grand Total", "36.88%", "63.12%", "100.00%"], ["No Object", "0.84%", "1.22%", "2.07%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 7: Treatment and Follow Up by Total", "header": ["Treatment and Follow Up", "F", "M", "Total"], "rows": [["Not Recorded", "0.45%", "0.22%", "0.67%"], ["Examined and Sent Home without Treatment", "0.78%", "0.61%", "1.39%"], ["Sent Home Without Treatment", "20.07%", "38.24%", "58.31%"], ["Treated and Referred to General Practitioner for Further Treatment", "7.97%", "13.04%", "21.01%"], ["Treated and Referred for Further Treatment as an Outpatient", "0.22%", "0.22%", "0.45%"], ["Treated and Admitted to Hospital", "6.97%", "10.48%", "17.45%"], ["Transferred to Another Hospital", "0.06%", "0.17%", "0.22%"], ["Deceased Before Arrival/Deceased at Emergency Department", "0.00%", "0.06%", "0.06%"], ["Deceased During Hospitalisation", "0.11%", "0.11%", "0.22%"], ["Other", "0.11%", "0.06%", "0.17%"], ["Unknown", "0.00%", "0.06%", "0.06%"], ["Grand Total", "36.73%", "63.27%", "100.00%"]]}]}