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Table 2 Percentage of self-harm emergency department visits by method of injury comparing 2020 to 2018–2019, all age groups, both sexes, Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

From: Self-harm emergency department visits in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a sentinel surveillance system

 

2018–2019 (N = 9493)

2020 (N = 5889)

p-value

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Poisoning

4655

49.0 (48.0, 50.0)

3028

51.4 (50.1, 52.7)

0.01*

Cuts

2011

21.1 (20.4, 22.0)

1141

19.4 (18.4, 20.4)

 

No injury reported

1697

17.9 (17.1, 18.7)

1022

17.4 (16.4, 18.3)

 

Other

1130

11.9 (11.3, 12.6)

698

11.9 (11.0, 12.7)

 
  1. *Chi-sq p value < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval
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Injury Epidemiology

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