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Sep 12, 2026
Mona BeckGUEST
Therefore, the strain rests with the family that may not be able to meet the needs of the individual waiting placement.
Mona BeckGUEST
The Canadian Institute for Health Information reports that unpaid caregivers of seniors living with a dementia provide an average of 26 hours of care a week.
Mona BeckGUEST
There was a book many years ago that was called the 36-hour day and it talked about that.
Mona BeckGUEST
That level of responsibility can take a serious toll.
Eric BohlmanHOST
Does that mean that there's been research done, but we're not quite sure where all of it is and where all of it fits together and if we can bring it all together we'll have a better picture or is it part of this uh problem that there just isn't being enough research done into women's health issues in comparison to men's health issues and larger health issues overall
Alice AikenGUEST
well so it's both it's i would say it's both and so there are very large scales every every province in canada keeps very good health administrative data And the Canadian Institutes for Health Information, or CHIHI, also keep really good data sets, like discharge data, death and mortality data.
Alice AikenGUEST
And those data sets can all link and talk.
Alice AikenGUEST
And that's where you can do a lot of your predictive work.
Adele LoiselleHOST
The Associated Press says at least one hundred and sixty people died when an earthquake caused a glacier to collapse.
Adele LoiselleHOST
And the Canadian Institute for Health Information says hospitalizations related to e-scooters have risen forty percent in the past year.
Adele LoiselleHOST
There were eight hundred and thirty-seven between April twenty twenty-five and last March.
Adele LoiselleHOST
Head and brain injuries and fractures were the most common injuries.
Libby ZnaimerHOST
And we have yet another set of numbers that confirm the dangers of e-scooters.
Libby ZnaimerHOST
This from the Canadian Institute for Health Information says hospitalizations for both children and adults rose by 8%.
Libby ZnaimerHOST
almost 40% just in the last year.
Libby ZnaimerHOST
And later in the show, we will have some numbers from police on that crackdown on micromobility devices, including those scooters, which just ended on Monday.
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Fahad RazakGUEST
That is the job of government, of regulators, of other people.
Fahad RazakGUEST
And it is an example where I think these clinics, I am admitting patients.
Fahad RazakGUEST
It's interesting with the e-scooter example, because the Canadian Institute for Health Information has now clearly tracked it and shown harm.
Fahad RazakGUEST
I'd love for them to look at what is resulting from these clinics, because I can tell you anecdotally, I am admitting patients to hospital with infections and other complications who get cosmetic procedures and And often when I ask where they're getting it, it's not through the highly trained plastic surgeon.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
I want to talk about this on the show and how we can make this safer.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
Joining me now to talk about this is Michael Turner, manager of hospital data management at the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
Michael, thank you so much for coming on the show.
Michael TernerGUEST
Thank you for having me.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
We appreciate your time.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
That is Michael Tournier.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
He's the manager of hospital data management at the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Amanda GalbraithHOST
Join us to talk about the rise of e-scooters.
Robin GillHOST
I'm Robin Gill, sitting in for Jill, who is on vacation.
Robin GillHOST
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has released new data that shows hospitalizations for both children and adults riding e-scooters has risen by almost 40% in the past year right across the country.
Robin GillHOST
Fractures and head injuries are among the most common reasons e-scooter riders were hospitalized.
Robin GillHOST
There's also been a deadly consequence.
Robin GillHOST
Jeff, thanks so much for taking the time to join us.
Jeff FleaGUEST
Thank you for having me.
Robin GillHOST
Do you think that this is a wake up call when you have someone who has been hurt and you see the data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information?
Jeff FleaGUEST
I think we've seen quite a few incidents and it is worrisome.
Dan BlakelyHOST
Another report on e-scooter injuries in Canada.
Dan BlakelyHOST
Data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows hospitalizations jumped nearly 40% over the past year, climbing from 601 to 837.
Dan BlakelyHOST
The number of children 15 and under hospitalized nearly tripled from 54 to 150.
Dan BlakelyHOST
Fractures, head injuries, and brain trauma were among the most common reasons riders ended up in hospital.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
The BC Corners office says it's investigated nine e-scooter related deaths since 2021.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
And Michael Turner with the Canadian Institute for Health Information says new data shows a 40% increase in hospitalizations for e-scooter falls over the last four years.
Michael TurnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The important part is that it's going up every year, somewhere between 20 and 40%, which means that it's something we want to keep an eye on and obviously reduce that number so we can prevent these injuries.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Daniel Rosenfield with the Canadian Pediatric Society says the scooters should be made safer in education and enforcement are also needed.
Russia SubtyGUEST
You know, it doesn't say that this is a serious matter.
Russia SubtyGUEST
And from the information that we're seeing over the past couple of days, the Canadian Institute for Health information just released yesterday, there's about 40% increase in injuries related to head and brain injuries.
Russia SubtyGUEST
So there's something, there's a gap here.
Russia SubtyGUEST
We need to work on filling that gap.
Nathan DownerHOST
New data shows hospitalizations for both children and adults riding e-scooters has risen by nearly 40% in Canada.
Nathan DownerHOST
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says 837 people were admitted between April 2025 and March 2026.
Nathan DownerHOST
That was up from 601 in the same period the previous year.
Nathan DownerHOST
Fractures, head and brain injuries were among the most common reasons riders were sent to hospital.
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