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Background Injuries that occur as a result of purposeful human action to cause harm directed either to oneself or to another is referred to as an intentional injury. Objective To identify and describe the detailed mechanisms of cases of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) related to non-fatal intentional injuries that were captured within the electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (eCHIRPP) database. Methods Records in the eCHIRPP system between April 1, 2011 and July 17, 2017 were extracted for all ages. TBIs were identified based on nature of injury and body part codes. Descriptive statistics and text mining (PERL regular expressions) were conducted using SAS Enterprise Guide version 5.1. Findings A total of 2273 cases of TBI were identified from the eCHIRPP database (12 591 cases per 1 00 000 intentional injury eCHIRPP cases (all injuries)). Between 2011 and 2017, the frequency of intentional TBI cases, and intentional TBI cases attributable to assault, have been decreasing significantly (p Conclusions Intentional trauma occurs at every age, with physical assault as the most likely mechanism. A large proportion of intentional injuries that result in TBIs are hospitalized. While it’s promising that intentional TBI cases appear to be on the decline, the stability of intentional self-harm TBI cases is of concern. Policy implications Continued surveillance and monitoring of intentional injuries should help to inform our understanding of such injuries in Canada. |
