Table 2 Injury mechanism for injury-related hospitalisations by socioeconomic disadvantage quintile, linked Australian hospitalisation and mortality records, 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2012
Most disadvantaged (n = 133,397) | 2 (n = 141,812) | 3 (n = 141,876) | 4 (n = 126,287) | Least Disadvantaged (n = 135,799) | ||||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Road transport | 19,309 | 14.3 | 21,971 | 15.0 | 20,705 | 14.3 | 16,527 | 13.1 | 14,188 | 10.4 |
Pedestrian | 1919 | 1.4 | 1626 | 1.1 | 1559 | 1.1 | 1284 | 1.0 | 1263 | 0.9 |
Pedal cyclist | 6706 | 5.0 | 8160 | 5.6 | 8142 | 5.6 | 6883 | 5.5 | 7236 | 5.3 |
Motorcyclist | 4459 | 3.3 | 5693 | 3.9 | 5268 | 3.6 | 3814 | 3.0 | 2276 | 1.7 |
Motor vehicle occupanta | 3763 | 2.8 | 3382 | 2.3 | 3030 | 2.1 | 2441 | 1.9 | 1870 | 1.4 |
Other land transport | 2462 | 1.8 | 3110 | 2.1 | 2706 | 1.9 | 2105 | 1.7 | 1543 | 1.1 |
Water, air and other and unspecified transport | 412 | 0.3 | 510 | 0.4 | 500 | 0.3 | 500 | 0.4 | 580 | 0.4 |
Falls | 46,662 | 34.9 | 51,905 | 36.6 | 54,332 | 38.3 | 50,711 | 40.2 | 57,263 | 42.2 |
Inanimate mechanical forces | 24,392 | 18.3 | 24,682 | 17.0 | 25,344 | 17.5 | 22,125 | 17.5 | 23,144 | 17.0 |
Animate mechanical forces | 7637 | 5.7 | 7637 | 5.3 | 8239 | 5.7 | 7213 | 5.71 | 7293 | 5.4 |
Drowning and submersion | 583 | 0.4 | 583 | 0.4 | 532 | 0.4 | 534 | 0.4 | 512 | 0.4 |
Other threats to breathing | 529 | 0.4 | 519 | 0.4 | 517 | 0.4 | 506 | 0.4 | 463 | 0.3 |
Electric current, radiation, extreme ambient air temperature and pressure | 160 | 0.2 | 178 | 0.1 | 168 | 0.1 | 110 | 0.1 | 104 | 0.1 |
Smoke, fire and flames | 1393 | 1.0 | 1026 | 0.7 | 867 | 0.6 | 674 | 0.5 | 480 | 0.4 |
Heat and hot substances | 4225 | 3.2 | 3713 | 2.6 | 3083 | 2.1 | 3095 | 2.5 | 2905 | 2.1 |
Venomous animals and plants | 1634 | 1.2 | 1727 | 1.2 | 1341 | 0.9 | 963 | 0.8 | 1029 | 0.8 |
Poisoning | 5869 | 4.4 | 5470 | 3.8 | 5292 | 3.7 | 4485 | 3.6 | 4101 | 3.0 |
Intentional self-harm | 3701 | 2.8 | 4067 | 2.8 | 3731 | 2.6 | 3174 | 2.5 | 3378 | 2.5 |
Assault | 4399 | 3.3 | 3007 | 2.1 | 2643 | 1.8 | 1936 | 1.5 | 1535 | 1.1 |
Other and unspecified injury mechanism | 12,492 | 9.4 | 14,264 | 9.9 | 14,582 | 10.1 | 13,734 | 10.9 | 18,824 | 13.9 |