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TERM
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DESCRIPTION
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ICD-10 CODE
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Age Specific Rates
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The rate of death per 100,000 population in the specified age group for a given year. Age Specific Rates provide more detailed examination of hospitalization and mortality issues by age than is provided by summary standardized measures such as age standardized rates. When rates are presented by an age group breakdown, the rates are often referred to as Age Specific Rates. Population estimates have been used to calculate the age specific rates.
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N/A
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Age Standardized Rates
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A summary of age adjusted death or hospitalization rates that have been standardized to a standard population (2011 BC Census) for the purpose of rate comparisons between genders, disparate geographic regions or populations, or over time periods. This rate is the theoretical number of deaths or hospitalizations per 100,000 population that would have occurred in the standard population if the age groups in the standard population were dying or hospitalized at the same rate as the population in question. Or, in other words, the age standardized rate is the theoretical number of deaths or hospitalizations per 100,000 population that would have occurred in the population in question if it had the same age group distribution (proportions) as the standard population. These rates are selected to remove any discrepancies due to age structure differences (all age groups 0-90+) in population. A specific age group cannot be selected when requesting for age standardized rates. Note: Only age standardized rates that have been calculated to the same standard populations are comparable. In addition, the age standardized rate is a theoretical value used for rate comparison that does not represent the actual rate of death or hospitalization observed in a population.
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N/A
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Assault
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The infliction of fatal or non-fatal injuries by another person, by any means, with intent to kill or injure. Injuries resulting from legal intervention and operations of war are excluded.
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X85-X99, Y00-Y09
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Calendar Year
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Some datasets such as the mortality data report by calendar year, January to December of the same year. This option has been made available to allow for direct comparisons with mortality data.
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N/A
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Cutting/Piercing
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Injury caused by cutting or piercing instrument or object; fall on sharp object; powered hand tools or appliances.
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W25-W29, W41, W45, W49, W60, W99
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Drowning/Submersion
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Accidental drowning or submersion involving fall or activity in water. Excludes watercraft incident not involving drowning or submersions and all other transport injuries; injuries due to diving and striking pool.
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V90-V909, V92-V929, W65-W70, W73, W74, X38
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Environmental/Natural Factor
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Exposure to environmental and natural factors. Includes insect and animal bites, contact with plants and thorns, exposure to heat and cold, effects from travel and motion and lack of food.
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W53-W599, W64, W92-W949, W99, X20-X399, X51, X53-X549, X57, W60
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Explosion/Rupture
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Includes explosion/rupture of broiler, gas cylinder, pressurized tire, pipe, hose.
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W35-W40
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Falls
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Including falls on same level, and from various heights and objects, fall or dropped while being carried, fall involving wheelchair, ice skates, skis, skateboard, etc., fall due to pushing or collision with other person, diving or jumping into water (if injury other than drowning). Excludes falls from animals, burning buildings, fire, water (with drowning), machinery, transport vehicles, and falls onto sharp objects.
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W00-W199
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Fire, Flames & Hot Substances
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Injuries caused by fire and flames; hot appliances, objects or liquids; steam; acid burns. Unintentional burning by fire, smoke and fumes asphyxia; burns due to contact with hot objects, substances or caustics. Excludes fire in machinery, non-stationary transport and other vehicles, watercraft fires, radiation burns and electric current.
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X00-X06, X08-X19
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Firearms
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Includes handgun discharge, rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge, discharge from BB gun, and air gun.
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W32-W3409
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Fiscal Year
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Data reporting of the hospitalization data is based on fiscal year from April 1 to March 31st of the next year.
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N/A
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Foreign Body
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Includes objects entering into or through eye, natural orifice, or skin.
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W44, W4500, W45, W4509
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Hospital Total Length of Stay
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This is the total number of days spent in the hospital. This is calculated using the patient's discharge and admission dates.
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N/A
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ICD-10
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International Classification of Diseases (ICD), tenth revision. The morbidity classification uses the ICD-10-CA, an enhanced version of the ICD-10.
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N/A
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Injury
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Any unintentional or intentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical or chemical energy or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen.
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N/A
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Injury Hospitalization
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Injury is one most responsible diagnosis of in-patients who leave hospital through discharge or death.
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N/A
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Intent (of injury)
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The role of human purpose in an injury incident
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N/A
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Intentional Injury
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Injuries that are purposely inflicted, either by a person to him/herself or to another person. Examples suicide or attempted suicide, homicide, rape, assault, domestic abuse, elder abuse, and child abuse.
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X60-Y09
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Legal Interventions and War Operations
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Includes injuries inflicted by police or other law-enforcing agents in the course of arresting or attempting to arrest lawbreakers, suppressing disturbances, maintaining order and other legal action.
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Y35-Y369, Y890, Y891
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Level of Care
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Type of care proided for hospitalizations: acute, rehab or surgical.
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N/A
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Machinery
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Contact with machinery such as powered lawnmover, powered hand tools, household machinery and agricultural machinery.
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W24, W28-W29, W30-W31
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Off-road Vehicle
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A special all-terrain vehicle is a motor vehicle of special design to enable it to negotiate rough or soft terrain or snow, includes snowmobile.
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V86-V8698
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Other Unintentional
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Other unintentional causes not included in the other categories.
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N/A
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Overexertion
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Overexertion and strenuous movements from excessive physical exercise, recreation, lifting, pulling, and pushing.
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X50
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Pedal Cycle
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Any land transport vehicle operated solely by pedals and includes bicycles and tricycles.
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N/A
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Pedal Cyclist
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Any person riding on a pedal cycle or in a sidecar or trailer attached to such a vehicle.
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V10-V19
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Place of Occurrence
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Place of occurrence of the injury. Please note that this is based on the ICD-10 coding and is only available for the listed codes.
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W00-Y34 (exc. Y06 and Y07)
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Rate (Crude rate) per 100,000 Population
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Average number of deaths or hospitalizations per 100,000 persons per year
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N/A
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Region of Residence
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Region derived from the patient's residence. This selection includes non-residents of BC who were treated in BC hospitals. For only BC resident information, please deselect non-residents in the region tab. By default, maps by region of residence will not display non-residents.
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N/A
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Region of Treating Facility
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Region derived from the facility where the patient was treated. This selection includes BC residents who were treated in out-of-province hospitals. For only BC hospital information, please deselect out-of-province in the region tab. By default, maps by region of treating facility will not display out-of-province patients and PHSA.
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N/A
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Struck by object
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Struck by falling object, striking against or struck by persons or objects, caught unintentionally between objects. Excludes striking against person or object with a fall; injury involving operating machinery or motor vehicle; cutting or piercing instrument; incident resulting in drowning or submersion.
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W20-W23, W50-W52
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Suffocation/Choking
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Inhalation and ingestion of food or objects causing obstruction or of respiratory passage or suffocation; unintentional mechanical suffocation. Includes smothering and choking. Excludes ingestion of a foreign body without respiratory obstruction.
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W75-W81, W83, W84
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Suicide attempt/Self Harm
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Fatal or non-fatal injuries purposefully caused by the victim to him/herself.
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X60-X84
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Total Hospitalization Cost
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This provides the total direct costs for a particular injury. This is useful in demonstrating the economic burden of the specified injury. This value is calculated using the total Resource Intensity Weight (RIW) and multiplying it with the BC average cost per weighted case value, provided by the Ministry of Health.
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N/A
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Transport Related
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Involves a device designed primarily for, or being used at the time primarily for, conveying persons or goods from one place to another. This includes land, water, air and space transport. Further breakdown under transport includes motor vehicle occupant, motorcyclist, pedal cyclist, pedestrian and off-road vehicle.
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V01-V99
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Undetermined Intent
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Injury undetermined whether unintentionally or intentionally inflicted.
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Y10-Y34, Y90, Y91
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Unintentional injury
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Injury that is not purposely inflicted, either by the patient or anyone else. In the past, unintentional injuries were referred to as accidental injuries.
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V00-X599
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Unintentional Poisoning
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Including unintentional overdose of drugs, medicaments and biological substances, poisoning by alcohol, chemicals, house products and other noxious substances. Excludes adverse reactions to drugs used properly and as directed.
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X40-X49
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