Table 4: Adjusted rate ratios and crude rates of cause-specific unintentional injury-related emergency department visits, hospital admissions and deaths in children and youth ages 0-24 years by immigration status, annualized 2008-2012
Cause of injuryAdjusted* RR (95% CI)
(Reference = nonimmigrants)
Crude injury rate per 100 000 immigrantsCrude injury rate per 100 000 nonimmigrants
Fall0.60 (0.58-0.62)2108.63574.9
Struck by/against0.48 (0.45-0.51)1347.63069.3
Overexertion0.59 (0.54-0.64)568.41104.2
Cut/pierce0.47 (0.44-0.50)372.9917.5
Natural/environmental0.40 (0.37-0.44)183.0511.9
Other bicycle
(Non-motor vehicle collision)
0.53 (0.48-0.58)165.8327.8
Poisoning0.61 (0.57-0.65)136.6230.6
Motor vehicle traffic0.73 (0.69-0.77)308.5468.4
Hot object/scald0.71 (0.64-0.78)88.5132.0
Fire/flame0.39 (0.32,0.46)12.440.5
Other pedestrian
(Non-motor vehicle collision)
0.74 (0.63-0.86)10.315.9
Machinery0.55 (0.47-0.64)17.240.7
Suffocation0.68 (0.54-0.84)5.58.2
Other land transport0.23 (0.19-0.26)36.6230.8
Drowning0.69 (0.53-0.91)2.94.0
Firearm0.43 (0.33-0.56)3.37.1
Other or not specified0.64 (0.61-0.68)1335.92257.2

Note: CI = confidence interval, RR = rate ratio.

*Adjusted for age, sex, income and rurality, 2011-2012 data only for model.