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      1989 ONTARIO HEALTH SURVEY

      Ontario Head Injury Association

      "Sport and Recreation" categories


        • Total Fatalities = 210 (in brackets % by age groups, under 11/11 to 20/over 20)
            
            136 Water Sports (9/23/68)
            46 Motor Sports  (5/23/72) 
            7 cyclists       (48/26/26)
            3 Equestrian     (0/33/67)
            3 Hunting        (0/67/33)
            15 all others 
            
          • Catastrophic Head Injuries
            
            Total Fatalities  = 56
            Motor Sports      = 37
            Water Sports      =  7 
            Cycling           =  6
            Others            =  6 
            
          • Serious Head Injuries
            
            Total Motor Sports   = 31
            Winter Sports        = 16
            Ball and Floor Sports= 17
            Cycling              = 13
            Play                 =  8
            Other                = 11
            

          Rates among youth population
           
          Bicycle Accidents - under 15 years old    = 0.44 per 1,000
          Head Injuries (from all causes) - over 15 = 1.55 per 1,000
          Motor Vehicle - over 20                   = 0.98 per 1,000

          Miscellaneous
           
          Over 50% of all adult brain injuries result from motor vehicle
          collisions
          19,000 Ontario head injuries per year
          80% of all bike crashes occur less than 5 blocks from home
           

March 2000
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