Table 3 Unintentional injury-related ED visits among school-age children, by Barell injury diagnosis category: NC, 2010–2014
Barell injury diagnosis categorya | ED visits due to sports and recreation-related injuries (N = 189,679) | Other unintentional injury-related ED visits (N = 470,751) | Total unintentional injury-related ED visits (N = 660,430) | IPR (95% CI)e |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper extremity, No. (%) | 69,581 (36.7) | 135,251 (28.7) | 204,832 (31.0) | 1.28 (1.27–1.29) |
Fracture | 28,024 (14.8) | 28,542 (6.1) | 56,566 (8.6) | 2.44 (2.40–2.48) |
Open wound | 2142 (1.1) | 29,464 (6.3) | 31,606 (4.8) | 0.18 (0.17–0.19) |
Sprain/strain | 14,367 (7.6) | 20,715 (4.4) | 35,082 (5.3) | 1.72 (1.69–1.76) |
Superficial wounds and contusions | 12,050 (6.4) | 33,487 (7.1) | 45,537 (6.9) | 0.89 (0.88–0.91) |
Other and unspecified injuriesb | 12,998 (6.9) | 23,043 (4.9) | 36,041 (5.5) | 1.40 (1.37–1.43) |
Lower extremity, No. (%) | 53,450 (28.2) | 116,833 (24.8) | 170,283 (25.8) | 1.14 (1.13–1.15) |
Fracture | 7188 (3.8) | 10,032 (2.1) | 17,220 (2.6) | 1.78 (1.73–1.83) |
Open wound | 3958 (2.1) | 23,450 (5.0) | 27,408 (4.2) | 0.42 (0.41–0.43) |
Sprain/strain | 23,868 (12.6) | 37,266 (7.9) | 61,134 (9.3) | 1.59 (1.57–1.61) |
Superficial wounds and contusions | 9268 (4.9) | 29,120 (6.2) | 38,388 (5.8) | 0.79 (0.77–0.81) |
Other and unspecified injuriesb | 9168 (4.8) | 16,965 (3.6) | 26,133 (4.0) | 1.34 (1.31–1.37) |
TBIs and other head/face/neck, No. (%) | 46,858 (24.7) | 103,632 (22.0) | 150,490 (22.8) | 1.12 (1.11–1.13) |
TBI | 9424 (5.0) | 8543 (1.8) | 17,967 (2.7) | 2.74 (2.66–2.82) |
Fracture | 1778 (0.9) | 1519 (0.3) | 3297 (0.5) | 2.90 (2.71–3.11) |
Open wound | 12,732 (6.7) | 38,912 (8.3) | 51,644 (7.8) | 0.81 (0.80–0.83) |
Sprain/strain | 37 (0.0) | 78 (0.0) | 115 (0.0) | 1.18 (0.80–1.74) |
Superficial wounds and contusions | 9472 (5.0) | 29,119 (6.2) | 38,591 (5.8) | 0.81 (0.79–0.83) |
Other and unspecified injuriesb | 13,415 (7.1) | 25,461 (5.4) | 38,876 (5.9) | 1.31 (1.28–1.33) |
Torso, No. (%) | 9431 (5.0) | 27,366 (5.8) | 36,797 (5.6) | 0.86 (0.84–0.88) |
Fracture | 367 (0.2) | 552 (0.1) | 919 (0.1) | 1.65 (1.45–1.88) |
Open wound | 488 (0.3) | 2200 (0.5) | 2688 (0.4) | 0.55 (0.50–0.61) |
Sprain/strain | 842 (0.4) | 5209 (1.1) | 6051 (0.9) | 0.40 (0.37–0.43) |
Superficial wounds and contusions | 5735 (3.0) | 14,461 (3.1) | 20,196 (3.1) | 0.98 (0.96–1.01) |
Other and unspecified injuriesb | 1999 (1.1) | 4944 (1.1) | 6943 (1.1) | 1.00 (0.95–1.06) |
Vertebral column, No. (%) | 4609 (2.4) | 26,302 (5.6) | 30,911 (4.7) | 0.43 (0.42–0.45) |
Fracture | 269 (0.1) | 669 (0.1) | 938 (0.1) | 1.00 (0.87–1.15) |
Open wound | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
Sprain/strain | 4331 (2.3) | 25,615 (5.4) | 29,946 (4.5) | 0.42 (0.41–0.43) |
Superficial wounds and contusions | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
Other and unspecified injuriesb,c | < 10 | 18 (0.0) | 27 (0.0) | – |
System-wide and late effects of injury, No. (%) | 1324 (0.7) | 38,897 (8.3) | 40,221 (6.1) | 0.08 (0.08–0.09) |
Other and unspecified location of injuryd, No. (%) | 4426 (2.3) | 22,470 (4.8) | 26,896 (4.1) | 0.49 (0.47–0.50) |