On average, every month 20 people are hospitalized for a condition related to exposure to excessive heat, cold, and other forces of nature. The majority of cases involve heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

Learn more about injuries due to forces of nature in July’s Ontario Injury Compass.

The July 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.