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Motorcycle Injuries

From 2003-07, there were 1,487 Emergency Room (ER) visits for motorcycle injuries in Simcoe Muskoka residents. More than two-thirds (85%) of all ER visits occurred among males between the ages of 10 to 24 years. More than half (57%) of ER injury visits were caused from falling or being thrown from the motorcycle, not from a collision with another motor vehicle. The ER visit rate in Simcoe Muskoka was significantly higher than the province and has continued to rise during this period. The ER data come from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).

Between 2003-07, there were 255 hospitalizations for motorcycle injuries in Simcoe Muskoka residents.  Most (87%) of these hospitalizations occurred among males ages 30 years and older, and very few under the age of 10 or over 70 years. Almost half (45%) of the hospitalizations were caused from falling or being thrown from the motorcycle, not from a collision with another vehicle. The Simcoe Muskoka hospitalization rate was significantly higher than Ontario’s rate. The hospitalization data come from the Discharage Abstract Database (DAD).

Between 2000-04, 12 residents died from motorcycle injuries. Nearly all deaths were male (92%). Half were between 15 to 29 years old. The death data come from the Vital Statistics database for Ontario.