Table 3

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

Mechanism	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Ontario	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Territories
Fall	77	77	75	77	77	77	77	76	76	77	74
Drowning/ submersion	70	70	55	70	71	70	71	70	70	71	70
Suffocation	61	61	50	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61
Motor vehicle collision, occupant	52	52	49	52	53	51	52	54	53	51	54
Pedestrian incident	49	48	45	48	50	50	48	47	50	49	46
Firearm	47	47	73	48	43	47	47	43	45	46	43
Motorcycle	47	46	45	48	48	47	45	45	46	47	45
Assault	47	45	44	46	46	47	50	49	48	47	56
Self-harm	46	44	44	45	44	46	44	45	44	44	45
Cut/pierce	45	44	47	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	45
Pedal cyclist	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	46	44
Legal intervention	44	51	46	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	48
Natural/environment	43	43	45	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	43
Overexertion	43	42	45	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	41
Machinery	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	42	42	40
Fire/flame	46	48	45	49	49	47	47	48	47	47	46
Unspecified	47	46	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	46	48