Injuries cost Canadians $19.8 billion and 13,667 lives in 2004. (Economic Burden of Injury, 2009)
The Injury Problem
Injuries are the number one killer of Canadians under the age of 45. Quite simply, injuries can happen to anyone regardless of our age, gender, race, income or where we live. However, the burden of injury is greater for some groups than others. In particular, children, youth, seniors, Aboriginal peoples and northern Ontarians are all at greater risk for injury than other Ontarians. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for children and youth in Canada. Over 30% of alcohol-related motor vehicle collisions involved Canadians under the age of 25. For Ontarians over the age of 65, falls are by far the leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and in-hospital deaths. (Ontario's Injury Prevention Strategy, 2007)
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Injuries Are Preventable
This website is a compilation of resources and information provided by the member organizations of the Toronto Area Safety Coalition. To read more about TASC and how your organization can become involved please click here.
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The Toronto Area Safety Coalition would like to thank Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the RBC First Office for Injury Prevention for the design and ongoing management of this site. For up-to-date information from this Office, please subscribe to the feed to the right (Ounce of Prevention)