Table 4

Ranking of mechanisms of injury by injury prevention priority score for resource use, by province/territory

Mechanism	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Ontario	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Territories
Fall	72	82	78	82	81	82	83	82	78	82	78
Assault	62	47	46	45	46	45	48	48	46	45	51
Firearm	59	53	72	52	44	49	56	47	46	46	56
Legal intervention	59	41	39	50	49	47	51	40	46	50	63
Motor vehicle collision, occupant	58	51	51	51	53	51	51	54	52	50	54
Self-harm	53	50	48	48	51	52	48	52	48	49	44
Motorcycle	52	47	46	47	50	49	48	49	47	49	44
Pedal cyclist	52	43	44	41	42	44	43	42	42	44	42
Drowning/ submersion	51	38	43	42	37	38	37	39	41	42	41
Cut/pierce	47	47	47	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	42
Fire/flame	44	59	46	57	64	57	57	59	68	61	60
Machinery	44	46	45	46	45	44	43	47	44	43	40
Pedestrian incident	44	52	47	51	55	53	51	57	52	53	52
Natural/ environment	44	44	45	43	44	43	45	44	44	44	49
Overexertion	35	45	45	42	43	43	42	44	42	42	43
Suffocation	34	58	47	63	54	60	56	55	61	60	49
Unspecified	40	48	48	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	44