Part, Chapter, Paragraph
1 I, 2. 8 | Potential for accidental injuries and/or fatalities~ ~Biomass~ ~
2 II, 5. 1. 1| non psychiatric diseases. Injuries, poisoning and violence
3 II, 5. 5. 3| osteoarthritis, orthopaedic injuries and stress fractures, ruptured
4 II, 5. 5. 3| was mainly the result of injuries from accidents and poisonings
5 II, 5. 5. 3| sixth rank, self inflicted injuries eleventh, and dementia fourteenth).
6 II, 5. 5. 3| review with focus on physical injuries, mortality, traffic accidents
7 II, 5. 6. 1| disorders; (5) musculoskeletal injuries e.g. high energy limb fractures,
8 II, 5. 6. 1| conditions not related to injuries or traumas are sometimes
9 II, 5. 6. 4| of costs. Musculoskeletal injuries and disorders cause more
10 II, 5. 11. 5| food-related diseases, and injuries. Based on evidence on the
11 II, 6. 3. 5| seen after contaminated injuries, and the infection is not
12 II, 7 | 7.~ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES AND RELATED TIME TRENDS:
13 II, 7. 1 | 7.1. Introduction~ ~Injuries (unintentional due to “accidents”
14 II, 7. 1 | are medically treated for injuries each year and about 250,
15 II, 7. 1 | young adults accidents and injuries are the leading cause of
16 II, 7. 1 | differences in the occurrence of injuries in different EU Member Countries,
17 II, 7. 1 | European Union have identified injuries as one area which should
18 II, 7. 1 | Resolution on Prevention of Injuries in the WHO European Region.
19 II, 7. 1 | of the injury is short. Injuries are often classified as
20 II, 7. 1 | addition to intent and cause, injuries can be categorized by their
21 II, 7. 1 | illness or premature death, injuries are widely preventable by
22 II, 7. 1 | addressing the external causes of injuries such as roads, work places,
23 II, 7. 1 | interventions designed to reduce injuries. In order to be able to
24 II, 7. 1 | order to be able to prevent injuries effectively it is important
25 II, 7. 1 | how many fractures or head injuries have occurred, but also
26 II, 7. 1 | reduce the frequency of injuries due to accidents and violence
27 II, 7. 1 | consumer product-related injuries. There is also ample evidence
28 II, 7. 1 | social toll of accidents and injuries, in particular by addressing
29 II, 7. 1 | public health action on injuries as proposed by the Council
30 II, 7. 2 | periodically collect data on injuries that are used to measure
31 II, 7. 2 | magnitude of the burden of injuries in the EU. These data sources
32 II, 7. 2 | a comprehensive view of injuries in the EU:~ ~
33 II, 7. 2. 1| Chapters on accidents and injuries~ ~ICD-10:~- Chapter XIX:
34 II, 7. 2. 1| tourists). The information on injuries which is collected via death
35 II, 7. 2. 1| Classification of External Causes of Injuries~ ~ICECI has been developed
36 II, 7. 2. 1| the circumstances in which injuries occur on voluntary basis
37 II, 7. 2. 2| causes on accidents and injuries - ICD10 Chapter XX – is
38 II, 7. 2. 2| hospital discharge data for injuries see the final report of
39 II, 7. 2. 2| Discharge Database HDD) due to injuries of several countries was
40 II, 7. 2. 6| Sweden – cover all types of injuries, unintentional injuries
41 II, 7. 2. 6| injuries, unintentional injuries as well as injuries due
42 II, 7. 2. 6| unintentional injuries as well as injuries due to self-harm and interpersonal
43 II, 7. 2. 7| Research and Prevention of Injuries (CE.RE.PR.I.). This portal
44 II, 7. 2. 7| accidents resulting in deaths or injuries, with a friendly interface
45 II, 7. 2. 8| questions on accidents and injuries~ ~Within the European Core
46 II, 7. 2. 8| selected indicators on injuries are collected.~htt ~ ~
47 II, 7. 2. 9| for the medical costs of injuries.~htt ~ ~The delivery of
48 II, 7. 3 | chapter is the “Report on Injuries in the European Union, Statistics
49 II, 7. 3. 1| 1. Comprehensive View of Injuries~ ~The figures given in Table
50 II, 7. 3. 1| a “comprehensive view of injuries in the EU” by different
51 II, 7. 3. 1| Health Interview Surveys for injuries treated outside of hospitals (“
52 II, 7. 3. 1| of injury disability) of injuries by sector are given.~ ~The
53 II, 7. 3. 1| The comprehensive view of injuries (CVI) in Table 7.1. Comprehensive
54 II, 7. 3. 1| 1. Comprehensive view of injuries by sector, EU27 allows for
55 II, 7. 3. 1| are medically treated for injuries each year; this is more
56 II, 7. 3. 1| Italy:~ ~- 252 000 Fatal Injuries~- 7 000 000 Hospital Admissions~-
57 II, 7. 3. 1| public health toll;~· Traffic injuries account for approximately
58 II, 7. 3. 1| approximately 23% of fatal injuries but only for 7% of non-fatal
59 II, 7. 3. 1| only for 7% of non-fatal injuries.~· More than 80% of accidents
60 II, 7. 3. 1| the setting with the most injuries by far;~· EU-wide two thirds
61 II, 7. 3. 1| EU-wide two thirds of all injuries are treated in hospitals,
62 II, 7. 3. 1| 1. Comprehensive view of injuries by sector, EU27~ ~
63 II, 7. 3. 2| 7.3.2. Mortality - Fatal injuries~ ~As demonstrated in the
64 II, 7. 3. 2| the comprehensive view of injuries in Table 7.1, fatal injuries
65 II, 7. 3. 2| injuries in Table 7.1, fatal injuries are just the tip of the
66 II, 7. 3. 2| frequently used indicator for injuries and has a high level of
67 II, 7. 3. 2| million people each year. Injuries kill more children, adolescents
68 II, 7. 3. 2| through to old together, injuries represent the fourth major
69 II, 7. 3. 2| difference in the rate of fatal injuries throughout the EU. Based
70 II, 7. 3. 2| by intent, unintentional injuries are responsible for about
71 II, 7. 3. 2| deaths (68%) and intentional injuries for about one third (27%)
72 II, 7. 3. 2| 2).~ ~Figure 7.2. Fatal injuries by causes of death, all
73 II, 7. 3. 2| looking at gender and age, injuries affect males and females
74 II, 7. 3. 2| death rate (SDR) for all injuries in the EU experienced a
75 II, 7. 3. 2| Selected causes of fatal injuries, Standardised Death Rates (
76 II, 7. 3. 3| admissions due to accidents and injuries in the EU27 sum up to almost
77 II, 7. 3. 3| Hospital discharges due to injuries, EU27, 2003-2005~ ~On average
78 II, 7. 3. 3| hospital discharges due to injuries per 100 000 inhabitants
79 II, 7. 3. 3| hospital inpatients treated for injuries (Table 7.3).~ ~Table 7.3.
80 II, 7. 3. 3| Hospital discharge due to injuries, EU27: Minimum and maximum
81 II, 7. 3. 3| per country~ ~Accident and injuries are extraordinarily detrimental
82 II, 7. 3. 3| sick leave and disability due to injuries yet, both are important
83 II, 7. 3. 3| sick leave days are the result of injuries (Bauer et al, 2007).~ ~
84 II, 7. 3. 4| 7.3.4. Unintentional injuries - overview by sector~ ~Unintentional
85 II, 7. 3. 4| by sector~ ~Unintentional injuries can be assigned to three
86 II, 7. 3. 4| 7.6. Unintentional fatal injuries by sector, EU27~ ~While
87 II, 7. 3. 4| of the vast majority of injuries may cause even more concern.
88 II, 7. 3. 4| accidents only sustain slight injuries (Figure 7.9).~ ~Figure 7.
89 II, 7. 3. 4| the setting in which most injuries happen and for which capacities
90 II, 7. 3. 4| accidents also comprise sport injuries that account for about 18%
91 II, 7. 3. 4| indicators on hospital treated injuries, on both inpatients and
92 II, 7. 3. 5| 7.3.5. Intentional injuries~ ~Intentional injuries (
93 II, 7. 3. 5| Intentional injuries~ ~Intentional injuries (suicide and homicide, assault,
94 II, 7. 3. 5| account for 27% of fatal injuries but only for 7.4% of all
95 II, 7. 3. 5| future details on self harm injuries of hospital treated patients.~ ~
96 II, 7. 3. 5| accounts for 2% of fatal injuries in the EU27 and in particular
97 II, 7. 3. 5| Not all assaults result in injuries severe enough to require
98 II, 7. 3. 5| that do result in serious injuries – surveillance systems for
99 II, 7. 3. 5| reporting and compiling these injuries are in many countries either
100 II, 7. 3. 5| circumstances of non-fatal injuries due to homicide, assault
101 II, 7. 3. 5| future deliver information on injuries due to violence of hospital
102 II, 7. 4 | impact of accidents and injuries. The huge burden of accidents
103 II, 7. 4 | burden of accidents and injuries to societies and individuals
104 II, 7. 4 | young people: Accidents and injuries are the leading cause of
105 II, 7. 4 | Many survivors of severe injuries suffer lifelong impairment.
106 II, 7. 4 | quantified, accidents and injuries are assumed to be the main
107 II, 7. 4 | average, in all age groups, injuries account for about 8% of
108 II, 7. 4 | health and welfare systems, injuries often affect the whole family,
109 II, 7. 4 | sick leave and disability due to injuries. Both are important factors
110 II, 7. 4 | sick leave days are the result of injuries.~• Unequal in its impact
111 II, 7. 4 | standards (e.g. road traffic injuries and, work place injuries).
112 II, 7. 4 | injuries and, work place injuries). In other areas, further
113 II, 7. 4 | address the high impact of injuries on health and to develop
114 II, 7. 4 | areas:~ ~· Social impact of injuries in terms of number, severity
115 II, 7. 4 | Vulnerable road users;~· Sports injuries;~· Injuries caused by products
116 II, 7. 4 | users;~· Sports injuries;~· Injuries caused by products and services;~·
117 II, 7. 4. 1| chosen as a priority because injuries and their disabling consequences
118 II, 7. 4. 1| group:~ ~The share of fatal injuries is higher in very young
119 II, 7. 4. 1| medical centres for traumatic injuries each year (Working Group
120 II, 7. 4. 1| Figure 7.19.a. Fatal injuries by cause of death, 1-4 years
121 II, 7. 4. 1| this age group die due to injuries (Kumpala & Paavola 2008);
122 II, 7. 4. 1| Figure 7.19.b. Fatal injuries by causes of death, 15-24
123 II, 7. 4. 1| situation analysis regarding injuries and risk taking, a good
124 II, 7. 4. 1| reducing the high toll of injuries among adolescents in EU
125 II, 7. 4. 2| deaths (Figure 7.19.C). Injuries, at an advanced age account
126 II, 7. 4. 2| and non-fatal traumatic injuries is expected if no substantial
127 II, 7. 4. 2| Figure 7.19.c. Fatal injuries by causes of death, 65+
128 II, 7. 4. 2| prevention of unintentional injuries among EU senior citizens” (
129 II, 7. 4. 3| road users~ ~Road transport injuries are one of the major contributors
130 II, 7. 4. 3| Only about 12% of cyclist injuries have been reported by police
131 II, 7. 4. 3| taken from the report on injuries to eulnerable road users
132 II, 7. 4. 4| 4. Prevention of sports injuries~ ~Sport makes an important
133 II, 7. 4. 4| professionals is due to sports injuries in the EU27. The long term
134 II, 7. 4. 4| large proportion of these injuries, for instance osteoarthritis
135 II, 7. 4. 4| the top among the fatal injuries (Working Group of Governmental
136 II, 7. 4. 4| 2003-2005~ ~The “sport injuries” priority area is closely
137 II, 7. 4. 4| benefits are lost due to injuries. Sport injuries are also
138 II, 7. 4. 4| lost due to injuries. Sport injuries are also a very frequent
139 II, 7. 4. 4| possibilities to prevent sport injuries such as modifying and improving
140 II, 7. 4. 5| 7.4.5. Prevention of injuries caused by products and services~ ~
141 II, 7. 4. 5| fact that the majority of injuries occur in the “home, leisure
142 II, 7. 4. 5| product or service related injuries provide the opportunity
143 II, 7. 4. 5| safety and reduction of injuries Community-wide (European
144 II, 7. 5 | health or premature death, injuries can be prevented by making
145 II, 7. 5 | reference book “Preventing injuries and violence” (WHO, 2007;
146 II, 7. 5 | services: Not all accidents and injuries can be prevented. Pre-hospital
147 II, 7. 5 | in limiting the impact of injuries~· Prevention: Effective
148 II, 7. 5 | vulnerable road users; sport injuries; injuries caused by products
149 II, 7. 5 | road users; sport injuries; injuries caused by products and services;
150 II, 7. 5 | vulnerable road users, sport injuries, products and services,
151 II, 7. 5 | producing annual reports “Injuries in the European Union” (
152 II, 7. 5 | to prevent violence and injuries. Models are available from
153 II, 7. 6 | decreasing trend of the rates of injuries, whereby this development
154 II, 7. 6 | creating hazards and causing injuries (as it is the case in interpersonal
155 II, 7. 6 | number of fatalities due to injuries is to a large extent the
156 II, 7. 7 | Research and Prevention of Injuries (CERPRI), Department of
157 II, 7. 7 | prevention of unintentional injuries among EU senior citizens.
158 II, 7. 7 | Research and Prevention of Injuries (CERPRI), Department of
159 II, 7. 7 | 32001L0095).~ ~EuroSafe (2008): Injuries in the European Union (EU).
160 II, 7. 7 | Körmer C, Smolka D (2008): Injuries to Vulnerable Road Users
161 II, 7. 7 | Kumpula et al (2008): Injuries and risk-taking among young
162 II, 7. 7 | Verkehrssicherheit (KfV) (2007): Injuries in the European Union -
163 II, 7. 7 | of the global burden of injuries. Geneva, World Health Organization,
164 II, 7. 7 | Developing policies to prevent injuries and violence: guidelines
165 II, 7. 7 | violence and unintentional injuries: WHO European survey. Copenhagen,
166 II, 7. 7 | Organization (WHO) (2005a): Injuries and violence in Europe –
167 II, 7. 7 | Resolution on the prevention of injuries in the WHO European Region.
168 II, 7. 7 | WHO) (2007): Preventing injuries and violence: a guide for
169 II, 8. 1. 1| quantified, accidents and injuries are assumed to be the main
170 II, 8. 2. 2| classification of diseases, injuries and causes of death, 10th
171 II, 9 | vehicle and pedestrian-related injuries. Although older drivers
172 II, 9. 2. 1| problems include unintentional injuries (such as motor vehicle accidents,
173 II, 9. 2. 3| the whole of childhood.~ ~Injuries: As already indicated earlier
174 II, 9. 2. 3| intentional injury. Physical injuries are the main cause of death
175 II, 9. 2. 3| 11–15-year-olds sustained injuries requiring medical attention
176 II, 9. 2. 3| HBSC, 2004). Unintentional injuries include road traffic accidents,
177 II, 9. 2. 3| primary cause of childhood injuries in Europe. One in three
178 II, 9. 2. 3| all deaths and 15% of all injuries from traffic accidents (
179 II, 9. 2. 3| and fighting: Accidental injuries are but one aspect of violence,
180 II, 9. 2. 3| by the WHO. Intentional injuries include child abuse and
181 II, 9. 2. 3| neglect, self-inflicted injuries, bullying, psychological
182 II, 9. 2. 5| ensure protection from injuries and adequate physical activity~·
183 II, 9. 2. 7| Health and Environment. Injuries.~Available at: htt p (accessed
184 II, 9. 3. 1| EU, 2005~ ~Accidents and injuries~ ~In the 15-64 age group
185 II, 9. 3. 1| more fatal accidents. Most injuries occur in the upper extremities
186 II, 9. 3. 1| and Safety at Work, 2007). Injuries per 100 000 are particularly
187 II, 9. 3. 1| Belgium. The lowest rate of injuries in the workplace are reported
188 II, 9. 3. 3| health to mental health and injuries. The WHO estimates unsafe
189 II, 9. 4. 3| area.~ ~ ~Accidents and injuries~ ~In the age group above
190 II, 9. 4. 3| vehicle and pedestrian-related injuries. Although older drivers
191 II, 9. 4. 3| Figure 9.4.2. Fatal injuries by causes of death, 65+~ ~
192 II, 9. 4. 4| vehicle and pedestrian-related injuries. Although older drivers
193 II, 9. 4. 7| disability from diseases, injuries, and risk factors in 1990
194 II, 9. 4. 7| WHO/HEN (2004): How can injuries in children and older people
195 II, 9. 5. 2| Programme, Rare Diseases and Injuries and Accidents).~See also
196 III, 10. 1 | diseases, disease groupings and injuries covered by the World Health
197 III, 10. 1 | exploited or are at high risk of injuries due to environmental factors.
198 III, 10. 2. 1| diabetes, musculoskeletal injuries, pregnancy and early childhood
199 III, 10. 2. 1| non-fatal accidents and injuries. People who usually drink
200 III, 10. 2. 1| between the ages of 20 and 64, injuries are responsible for nearly
201 III, 10. 2. 1| responsible for 29% of all male injuries and 19% of all female injuries,
202 III, 10. 2. 1| injuries and 19% of all female injuries, in the central and eastern
203 III, 10. 2. 1| disease and self-inflicted injuries also prominent (Ljung et
204 III, 10. 2. 1| reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities.~ ~Setting
205 III, 10. 2. 1| alcohol-related motor vehicle-related injuries (Ditter et al, 2005). However,
206 III, 10. 2. 1| traffic fatalities and assault injuries (Giesbrecht, 2003). Community
207 III, 10. 2. 1| cause fatal accidents or injuries as well as chronic problems
208 III, 10. 3. 2| inadequate toxic waste disposal, injuries and poisonings, urbanization,
209 III, 10. 3. 2| in terms of fatalities, injuries, environmental pollution
210 III, 10. 3. 4| Increased risk of deaths, injuries, infectious, respiratory
211 III, 10. 3. 4| Increased risk of deaths and injuries from drowning and of negative
212 III, 10. 3. 4| floodwaters (such as drowning or injuries) and indirect effects caused
213 III, 10. 3. 4| flooding range from death and injuries (sprains/strains, lacerations, "
214 III, 10. 3. 4| strains, lacerations, "other injuries" as well as abrasions and
215 III, 10. 3. 4| floods include traumatic injuries, waterborne and vector-borne
216 III, 10. 3. 4| smoke inhalation and other injuries. Since 1990, 228 people
217 III, 10. 4. 3| environmental factors and injuries among Europe’s children
218 III, 10. 4. 4| fact that the majority of injuries occur in the “home, leisure
219 III, 10. 4. 4| obvious.~ ~Accidents and injuries associated to non-food consumer
220 III, 10. 4. 4| involved in accidents and injuries and can provide a minimum
221 III, 10. 4. 4| safety and reduction of injuries Community-wide. Valuable
222 III, 10. 5. 1| 2006).~Unintentional home injuries are a serious public health
223 III, 10. 5. 1| million home and leisure injuries requiring medical attention.
224 III, 10. 5. 1| often, the number of home injuries can exceed the number of
225 III, 10. 5. 1| the number of road traffic injuries (Bayerisches Landesamt für
226 III, 10. 5. 1| housing-related health effects and injuries, and mitigate social and
227 III, 10. 5. 1| July 2007).~IDB (2006): Injuries in the European Union -
228 III, 10. 5. 2| infections or road accident injuries (see also Section 8.3.1.)~
229 III, 10. 5. 3| included. Beside accidental injuries the ad-hoc-module 1999 of
230 III, 10. 5. 3| out for the UK Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (Walters,
231 III, 10. 5. 3| WHO, workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses remain at
232 III, 10. 5. 3| enterprises.~ ~Musculoskeletal injuries:~Musculoskeletal disorders (
233 III, 10. 5. 3| Work-related skin /eye /hearing injuries:~The framework directive
234 III, 10. 5. 3| 87 dB(A).~Falls-related injuries:~Slips, trips and falls
235 III, 10. 5. 3| of fatalities and major injuries at work by 10% till 2010.
236 III, 10. 5. 3| ESAW~European statistics of injuries At Work~EWCS~European Working
237 III, 10. 6. 2| respectively, and that injuries and cancers, particularly
238 III, 10. 6. 3| accounts for 2% of fatal injuries of all age groups in the
239 III, 10. 6. 3| Not all assaults result in injuries severe enough to require
240 III, 10. 6. 3| that do result in serious injuries – surveillance systems for
241 III, 10. 6. 3| reporting and compiling these injuries are in many countries either
242 III, 10. 6. 3| circumstances of non-fatal injuries due to homicide, assault
243 III, 10. 6. 3| limited to main physical injuries.~ ~
244 IV, 11. 1. 5| deaths and over one million injuries per year in the US (American
245 IV, 11. 2. 2| dependence, health monitoring, injuries, rare diseases and pollution-related
246 IV, 11. 6. 4| methods for diseases and injuries should be promoted in order
247 IV, 12. 1 | incidence of home and leisure injuries~Pollution-related diseases~
248 IV, 12. 2 | reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities.~ ~Setting
249 IV, 12. 2 | alcohol-related motor vehicle-related injuries (Ditter et al, 2005). However,
250 IV, 12. 2 | traffic fatalities and assault injuries. Community mobilization
251 IV, 12. 5 | reduce major diseases and injuries by tackling health determinants~ ~
252 IV, 12. 5 | mortality and morbidity, injuries and accidents, mental health
253 IV, 12. 10 | alcohol-related diseases or injuries~Domain of objective 11~ ~
254 IV, 12. 10 | Environments that can be related to injuries~ ~Number of injured persons
255 IV, 12. 10 | Products that can be related to injuries~Number of persons injured
256 IV, 13.Acr | dependence, health monitoring, injuries, rare diseases and pollution-related
257 IV, 13. 2. 2| sixth rank, self inflicted injuries eleventh, and dementia fourteenth).
258 IV, 13. 2. 3| are at a higher risk of injuries due to environmental factors.
259 Key, Ap5. 0. 0| influenzae~inhalation~injecting~injuries~injury~in-patient~in-patients~
