{"id":51234,"date":"2015-06-04T00:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=51234"},"modified":"2015-06-04T00:56:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:56:40","slug":"preventable-injuries-kill-dozens-of-canadians-daily-and-cost-billions-to-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/04\/preventable-injuries-kill-dozens-of-canadians-daily-and-cost-billions-to-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventable injuries kill dozens of Canadians daily and cost billions to economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TORONTO — Preventable injuries kill dozens of Canadians every day and cost the country’s economy billions of dollars, says a new report released Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The report by Parachute, a group focusing on injury prevention, examined all injuries across the country in 2010.<\/p>\n

Preventable injuries were responsible for about 43 deaths a day and were the top cause of death among Canadians aged 1 to 44, the report said. They also claimed the lives of more children than all other causes.<\/p>\n

Injuries such as falls, drowning and transport accidents drained $27 billion from the economy.<\/p>\n

“The simple fact is almost all of these injuries and deaths could have been prevented,” the report said.<\/p>\n

In 2010, preventable injuries in Canada resulted in:
\n– 15,866 deaths
\n– 231,596 Canadians hospitalized
\n– Nearly 3.5 million emergency room visits
\n– More than 60,000 Canadians either partially or permanently disabled
\n– $15.9 billion in direct health-care costs
\n– $26.8 billion in total economic costs (including costs related to reduced productivity from hospitalization, disability and premature death)<\/p>\n

Falls were the top preventable injury and the biggest drain on the economy accounting for $6.7 billion or 42 per cent of direct costs of injury.<\/p>\n

Suicide and transport accidents were the leading cause of indirect costs of injury, both accounting for $2.1 billion.<\/p>\n

Parachute said the data shows that the preventable injuries’ cost and death toll have continued to rise since 2010, and the group forecasts an economic impact of $33 billion and a daily death toll of 46 people for 2015.<\/p>\n

The numbers will continue to increase, the report said, without active steps to reduce Canada’s preventable injury rate.<\/p>\n

“The good news is that the vast majority of the injuries described in this report are both predictable and preventable,” the report concludes.<\/p>\n

“It is time to take comprehensive, effective action that will prevent injuries and save lives.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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