Hospital admissions lasting longer than 24 hours in British Columbia resulting from motor vehicle incidents. The data includes crashes on roads where the Motor Vehicle Act does not apply, such as forest-service roads, industrial roads, and private driveways. It is provided by the Government of British Columbia and was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze injury severity patterns based on hospitalizations exceeding 24 hours.
- Compare crash outcomes across different road types, including non-regulated roads.
- Assess road safety risks for specific user roles (e.g., drivers, pedestrians, cyclists) based on road user type.
- Evaluate the impact of traffic incidents on healthcare utilization based on hospital admission data.
Strengths
- Includes crashes on roads not covered by the Motor Vehicle Act, broadening the scope of analysis.
- Data is based on all hospital admissions, providing a comprehensive count of serious injuries.
- Last updated on April 17, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description does not specify a time range for the data.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Based on all hospital admissions.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:30:56.776013
- Geography
- British Columbia