On average, each day, over 60 people visit an emergency department for injuries from a fall involving ice and snow. The highest rates are found among older adults.

Learn more about falls involving ice and snow in January’s Ontario Injury Compass.

The January issue of Compass is part of a series of e-reports produced by the Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre. Each report focuses on a single injury issue and provides Ontario data broken down by age, sex and region.

Each report also includes prevention tips and a list of additional resources pertaining to the injury topic.

Download the report(in PDF format) or sign up via email up via email at compass@oninjuryresources.ca to automatically receive the reports by e-mail each month.