{"slug": "injury-database-annual-report-2013", "title": "Annual Report for Accidents & Injuries 2013\u200b", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/injury_database_annual_report_2013.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/injury-reports/", "group": "Resource", "topic": "Injury Reports", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Release date, 2015", "header": ["Release date", "2015"], "rows": [["Document owner", "Directorate for Health Information & Research"], ["Document type", "Injury Database"], ["Personal data", "No personal data"], ["Website", "https://ehealth.gov.mt/HealthPortal/chief_medical_officer/healthinfor_rese arch/registries/injuries.aspx"], ["e-mail", "healthinfo@gov.mt"], ["Telephone", "+356 25599000"]]}, {"caption": "Table 1: Type of injury by hospital", "header": ["", "GGH (N=3,493)", "MDH (N=24,573)", "Total (N=28,066)"], "rows": [["No injury diagnosed", "0.6%", "0.5%", "0.5%"], ["Burns, scalds", "2.2%", "0.9%", "1.0%"], ["Crushing injury", "0.8%", "1.1%", "1.1%"], ["Concussion", "0.3%", "1.4%", "1.2%"], ["Luxation, dislocation", "0.5%", "1.9%", "1.7%"], ["Abrasion", "3.5%", "2.2%", "2.3%"], ["Distortion, sprain", "4.1%", "3.2%", "3.3%"], ["Poisoning", "1.2%", "4.5%", "4.1%"], ["Contusion, Bruise", "5.5%", "6.1%", "6.0%"], ["Fracture", "5.4%", "8.0%", "7.7%"], ["Open wound", "17.3%", "10.1%", "11.0%"], ["Consequences of foreign body", "14.1%", "15.4%", "15.2%"], ["1 Other specified type of injury", "38.5%", "41.4%", "41.0%"], ["Unspecified type of injury", "6.0%", "3.5%", "3.8%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 2: Treatment and follow-up by hospital", "header": ["", "GGH (N=3493)", "MDH (N=24,573)", "Total (N=28,066)"], "rows": [["Deceased before arrival/deceased at Emergency Department", "0.09%", "0.20%", "0.19%"], ["Deceased during hospitalisation", "0.20%", "0.39%", "0.37%"], ["Transferred to another hospital", "0.17%", "0.74%", "0.67%"], ["Examined and sent home without treatment", "0.40%", "1.42%", "1.29%"], ["Treated and admitted to this hospital", "4.55%", "15.07%", "13.76%"], ["Treated and referred to general practitioner or outpatient for further treatment", "21.27%", "17.38%", "17.87%"], ["Sent home after treatment", "73.20%", "64.74%", "65.79%"], ["Other", "0.00%", "0.04%", "0.03%"], ["Unknown", "0.11%", "0.01%", "0.02%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 3: Treatment and follow-up by injuries", "header": ["", "Consequences of foreign body (N=4265)", "Open wound (N=3094)", "Fracture (N=2160)", "Contusion /bruise (N=1687)", "Poisoning (N=1143)"], "rows": [["Examined and sent home without treatment", "0.3%", "1.2%", "0.3%", "0.9%", "1.7%"], ["Sent home after treatment", "93.7%", "66.4%", "28.9%", "65.0%", "53.4%"], ["Treated and referred to general practitioner/outpatient for further treatment", "4.4%", "16.2%", "43.0%", "18.7%", "3.4%"], ["Treated and admitted to this hospital", "1.5%", "15.4%", "24.6%", "14.4%", "37.4%"], ["Transferred to another hospital", "0.0%", "0.4%", "1.7%", "0.8%", "3.8%"], ["Deceased before arrival/deceased at Emergency Department", "0.0%", "0.2%", "0.3%", "0.0%", "0.3%"], ["Deceased during hospitalisation", "0.0%", "0.3%", "1.1%", "0.2%", "0.1%"], ["Other", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%"], ["Unknown", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 4: Type of injury by age groups", "header": ["", "0-9 (N=2944)", "10-17 (N=2615)", "18-30 (N=6299)", "31-44 (N=4903)", "45-64 (N=6282)", "65-74 (N=2302)", "75+ (N=2618)", "Total (N=27963)"], "rows": [["No injury diagnosed", "1.6%", "0.2%", "0.3%", "0.3%", "0.3%", "0.3%", "0.9%", "0.5%"], ["Burns, scalds", "1.8%", "0.4%", "1.3%", "1.2%", "1.0%", "0.8%", "0.3%", "1.0%"], ["Crushing injury", "1.3%", "0.9%", "1.2%", "1.6%", "1.0%", "0.7%", "0.3%", "1.1%"], ["Concussion", "2.1%", "1.6%", "1.1%", "1.0%", "0.9%", "1.3%", "1.6%", "1.2%"], ["Luxation, dislocation", "1.7%", "2.0%", "2.0%", "1.4%", "1.4%", "2.0%", "1.8%", "1.7%"], ["Abrasion", "2.2%", "2.1%", "2.6%", "2.0%", "2.2%", "2.2%", "3.3%", "2.3%"], ["Distortion, sprain", "2.3%", "4.3%", "4.1%", "3.4%", "3.5%", "2.7%", "1.3%", "3.3%"], ["Poisoning", "2.5%", "5.7%", "6.7%", "4.0%", "3.0%", "1.7%", "1.1%", "3.9%"], ["Contusion, Bruise", "9.4%", "6.7%", "5.5%", "4.8%", "4.7%", "6.3%", "7.9%", "6.0%"], ["Fracture", "5.9%", "9.9%", "5.4%", "5.1%", "7.8%", "11.1%", "15.0%", "7.7%"], ["Open wound", "14.0%", "8.6%", "11.7%", "10.5%", "9.6%", "9.6%", "13.8%", "11.0%"], ["Consequences of foreign body", "11.0%", "6.6%", "14.6%", "23.4%", "21.7%", "11.2%", "3.1%", "15.2%"], ["Other specified type of injury", "38.9%", "47.8%", "40.5%", "38.2%", "39.5%", "45.4%", "43.6%", "41.1%"], ["Unspecified type of injury", "5.3%", "3.3%", "3.0%", "3.1%", "3.4%", "4.6%", "6.1%", "3.8%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 5: Object or substance producing injuries by age groups", "header": ["", "0-9 (N=2882)", "10-17 (N=2505)", "18-30 (N=6053)", "31-44 (N=4725)", "45-64 (N=6052)", "65-74 (N=2243)", "75+ (N=2577)", "Total (N=27037)"], "rows": [["Infant or child product", "4.4%", "0.2%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.5%"], ["Hot object/substance (except fire/flame/smoke)", "1.2%", "0.2%", "0.9%", "0.6%", "0.5%", "0.6%", "0.2%", "0.6%"], ["Equipment mainly used for sports/recreational activity", "0.7%", "2.5%", "1.0%", "0.6%", "0.3%", "0.0%", "0.1%", "0.7%"], ["Item mainly for personal use", "2.8%", "1.0%", "1.0%", "1.1%", "0.4%", "0.8%", "1.0%", "1.1%"], ["Utensil or container", "0.5%", "0.8%", "1.8%", "2.3%", "1.4%", "0.6%", "0.4%", "1.3%"], ["Pharmaceutical substance for human use", "1.4%", "1.9%", "2.2%", "2.5%", "1.5%", "0.9%", "1.0%", "1.8%"], ["Other non- pharmaceutical chemical substance", "1.0%", "0.3%", "0.8%", "1.1%", "1.1%", "0.4%", "0.2%", "0.8%"], ["Tool, machine, apparatus", "0.5%", "0.6%", "1.6%", "2.9%", "2.9%", "2.2%", "0.2%", "1.8%"], ["Animal or plant", "3.2%", "1.6%", "2.1%", "2.0%", "2.4%", "1.7%", "0.8%", "2.1%"], ["Furniture/ furnishing", "8.2%", "0.7%", "0.7%", "0.7%", "1.0%", "2.2%", "5.3%", "2.1%"], ["Food or drink", "1.4%", "5.0%", "5.8%", "3.1%", "3.2%", "2.1%", "1.1%", "3.4%"], ["Other materials", "2.5%", "3.8%", "4.7%", "4.1%", "3.6%", "3.3%", "1.8%", "3.6%"], ["Person", "4.0%", "5.7%", "8.1%", "5.0%", "2.7%", "0.9%", "0.6%", "4.4%"], ["Land vehicle or means of land transport", "3.3%", "7.6%", "11.4%", "9.2%", "7.0%", "4.7%", "3.0%", "7.5%"], ["Building component or related fitting", "10.8%", "3.7%", "3.3%", "3.5%", "5.2%", "12.4%", "35.2%", "8.4%"], ["Ground surface or surface conformation", "20.0%", "17.0%", "10.5%", "12.4%", "20.9%", "33.5%", "30.5%", "18.6%"], ["Other specified 5 object/substance", "2.4%", "2.5%", "3.2%", "2.9%", "2.3%", "1.7%", "1.2%", "2.5%"], ["Unspecified object/substance", "31.6%", "44.8%", "41.0%", "46.2%", "43.8%", "32.0%", "17.3%", "38.9%"]]}, {"caption": "Table 6: Activity when the injury occurred by age groups", "header": ["", "0-9 (N=2944)", "10-17 (N=2615)", "18-30 (N=6299)", "31-44 (N=4903)", "45-64 (N=6282)", "65-74 (N=2302)", "75+ (N=2618)", "Total (N=27963)"], "rows": [["Education", "0.5%", "1.1%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.2%"], ["Being taken care of", "1.7%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.1%", "0.0%", "0.0%", "0.3%", "0.2%"], ["Work", "0.1%", "0.7%", "2.1%", "3.8%", "2.9%", "0.9%", "0.4%", "2.0%"], ["Sports and exercise during leisure time", "1.1%", "10.8%", "5.7%", "2.5%", "0.7%", "0.1%", "0.1%", "3.0%"], ["Vital activity", "7.8%", "1.7%", "2.0%", "2.2%", "2.5%", "3.7%", "6.8%", "3.3%"], ["Leisure or play", "30.7%", "8.9%", "3.1%", "2.0%", "1.3%", "0.6%", "0.2%", "5.5%"], ["Travelling", "2.1%", "4.2%", "10.0%", "7.6%", "5.6%", "3.2%", "1.4%", "5.9%"], ["Other specified activity", "16.2%", "19.0%", "21.3%", "20.9%", "23.3%", "37.1%", "58.3%", "25.7%"], ["Unspecified activity", "39.8%", "53.5%", "55.7%", "61.0%", "63.7%", "54.4%", "32.5%", "54.3%"]]}]}