(2) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault with (a) a sharp object and (b) a blunt object in each year since 1997;
(3) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault of having been hit, struck, kicked, twisted or scratched by another person in each year since 1997;
(4) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an attack by dog in each year since 1997;
(5) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault involving (a) a knife, (b) a sword and (c) a dagger in each year since 1997;
(6) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by a handgun in each year since 1997;
(7) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by (a) a rifle, (b) a shotgun and (c) a larger firearm in each year since 1997;
(8) how many people of each age have been admitted to hospital for injuries sustained by assault by (a) hanging, (b) strangulation and (c) suffocation in each year since 1997.
Information has been provided on the number of finished admission episodes by selected cause codes and age groups, between 1997-98 and 2008-09. Therefore it is important to note that as people may be admitted on more than one occasion, the data supplied do not describe the number of people admitted to hospital.
The data which have been provided in response to the question, on how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault of having been hit, struck, kicked, twisted or scratched by another person in each year since 1997, include unintentional injury as well as assault as it is not possible to distinguish between the two.
For the question on how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by (a) a rifle, (b) a shotgun and (c) a larger firearm in each year since 1997 and the question on how many people of each age have been admitted to hospital for injuries sustained by assault by (a) hanging, (b) strangulation and (c) suffocation in each year since 1997, it is not possible to provide data according to the separate categories requested. However, overall numbers are available at:
www.hesonline.nhs.uk
For the question on how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault involving a knife, a sword and a dagger in each year since 1997, it is not possible to provide on assaults by different sharp implements. Data on assault by a sharp object are available at:
www.hesonline.nhs.uk
Where any of the questions do not specifically request assault data, information has been provided for unintentional injury, self-harm and assault.