Place where injury occured
Just under 75% (19,897 cases) of spinal injury hospitalisations had a place of occurrence listed. Of those listed, home (46% or 9,108 cases) and street or highway (29% or 5,771 cases) were the most frequently reported spinal injury locations recorded.
The variation between the sexes for place of injury occurrence were:
- Females had a higher proportion of hospitalised spinal injuries occur in the home (40% or 5,026 cases) than males (29% or 4,082 cases.).
- Males had a higher proportion of hospitalised spinal injuries occur in a street or highway (25% or 3,480 cases) than females (18% or 2,290 cases) which aligns with transport related injuries being higher in males.