Major causes of injury in Alberta
The major injury causes leading to death, hospitalizations and/or emergency department visits in Alberta:
- Suicide/self-inflicted injuries
- Motor vehicle-related injuries
- Unintentional poisonings
- Falls
- Other injuries due to being struck by an object/person or cutting and piercing
- Other significant injury causes are homicide, drowning, fire and burns, assault, adverse effects, exertion, and suffocation.
- Injuries involving Aboriginal people are two to four times higher than the general population.
- Farming and workplace injuries are significant concern.
- Alcohol is a major factor in injuries.