• TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      Part of my job is fitting people with custom bracing in the trauma ward. I realized this wasn’t the US because there were so many cyclists, and it was lacking an atv category.

      In my state the trauma ward has an ATV season. Also, I’m surprised there wasn’t a subcategory for pool injuries, or at least a category for slip and falls. Are swimming pools not very popular in the UK?

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        General slip-and-fall doesn’t seem like it would be highly gendered. Do you find pool injuries are overwhelmingly one sex?

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          General slip-and-fall doesn’t seem like it would be highly gendered.

          The amount of falls I’m guessing is fairly similar, but older women are a lot more likely to end up in the trauma ward from it. For one there are just more old women than old men in my area and they are far more likely to have osteoporosis.

          Do you find pool injuries are overwhelmingly one sex?

          I generally see a lot more young men and boys from injuries from the pool. More rough housing, diving, and running around on wet concrete.

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      And at the opposite end of the spectrum, how many elements for pregnancy there are as well! (And no specific Delivery, but Outcome of Delivery. Do people in US not usually give birth in a hospital?)

      Edit: Not US but England

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        In the US the hospital is most common but there is a growing movement for alternative birth methods, birthing centers, at home births, being strapped to a wall and having crystals shot at you until your baby just sort of materializes, etc

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          While there are fringe anti-science people pushing for home births, the main cause is lack of health insurance/fear of unexpected bills.

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            I know a number of home-birthed people, including myself, and I could not describe a single parent of theirs as being anti-science. Also this graph is from English hospital admissions so cost/bills would never ever enter the equation.

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          That’s creative. I’d love being bombarded with raw amethysts while I’m breaking waters

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        This is NHS England data, so not likely to be affected by whether people in the US usually give birth in a hospital.

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        Dunno about people in the US, but this chat says the information is from England. I’m guessing delivery is included in one of the other categories (probably outcome of delivery).

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        Birth centers are incredibly common now. And home births are preferred among certain people, like anti-vaxers and sovereign citizens

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          It’s mostly people with inadequate medical coverage who can’t afford insane surprise bills.

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      Seriously. As a downhill biker I count at least 5 lines for me:

      Cyclist, Object Collision Cyclist, Other Cyclist, Non Collision Accident Assault, Sharp object (my shins and calves are constantly being torn up by my fucking pedals. fuck those grip screws) Struck by sports equipment