Accidents

Also called Injuries

Notification class: Syndrome under surveillanceThe sentinel sites count cases every week.
Category: Syndromic

Case definition

Any injury for which the cause is unintentional, e.g. motor vehicle accident, falls, burns, etc.

Source: National Surveillance Manual

Reported every week by the 78 sentinel sites, as visits for accidents, by age group, set against the weekly threshold.

The National Surveillance Unit publishes the latest figures every week.

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