EUROPE: HOME AND LEISURE INJURIES – SELF-REPORTED INCIDENTS

In addition to the information from registers in
health services, the European Health Interview
Survey (EHIS) contains questions on self-reported injuries.
The indicator on self-reported ‘Injuries at
home, leisure, school’ gives the proportion of
individuals reporting that they had an accident
at home, during leisure activities, and/or at
school during the past 12 months, which
resulted in injury. It also gives the proportion
of individuals reporting that the injury led them
to seek for a medical treatment.

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