Emergency department presentations for hoverboard-related injuries: the electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program, 2015 to 2016

M T Do; S McFaull; J Cheesman; T Mersereau; D P Rao; J Crain; W Thompson

doi:10.24095/hpcdp.36.12.06

Emergency department presentations for hoverboard-related injuries: the electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program, 2015 to 2016

Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2016 Dec;36(12):316-317. doi: 10.24095/hpcdp.36.12.06.

[Article in English, French]

Authors

M T Do^{1

2}, S McFaull¹, J Cheesman¹, T Mersereau³, D P Rao¹, J Crain¹, W Thompson¹

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Consumer Product Safety Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

Blessures associées aux planches gyroscopiques traitées dans les services d’urgence au Canada : plate forme électronique du Système canadien hospitalier d’information et de recherche en prévention des traumatismes, 2015-2016.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Canada / epidemiology
Child
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Fractures, Bone / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Play and Playthings / injuries*
Population Surveillance*
Upper Extremity / injuries*
Young Adult