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Table 3 Number of NEISS-AIP articles by injury mechanism and injury intent, 2001–2021 (n = 167)

From: Two decades of nonfatal injury data: a scoping review of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program, 2001–2021

Injury mechanism

Injury intenta

All/not specifiedb

Unintentional

Assault

Self-harm

Legal intervention

Multiplec

Total

All/not specifiedb

40

24

18

9

4

1

96

Fall

2

18

–d

–

–

–

20

Motor vehicle occupant

6

4

–

–

–

–

10

Other bite, including sting

4

2

–

–

–

–

6

Poisoning

1

4

 

1

–

–

6

Firearm

4

–

1

–

–

–

5

Dog bite

3

1

 

–

1

–

5

Pedal cyclist

2

1

–

–

–

–

3

Inhalation/suffocation

 

3

–

–

–

–

3

Motorcyclist

3

 

–

–

–

–

3

Pedestrian

1

1

–

–

–

–

2

Drowning/nonfatal submersion

–

2

–

–

–

–

2

Fire/burn

1

–

 

1

  

2

Natural/environmental

–

1

–

–

–

–

1

Struck by/against

1

–

–

–

–

–

1

Cut/pierce

–

1

–

–

–

–

1

All transportation

1

–

–

–

–

–

1

Total

69

62

19

11

5

1

167

  1. aInjury intent classifies whether an injury was an act carried out on purpose by oneself or by another person(s), with the goal of injuring or killing. Specific types of intent classified in NEISS-AIP and available for analysis are defined as follows (CDC 2022):
  2. Assault: Injury from an act of violence where physical force by one or more persons is used with the intent of causing harm, injury, or death to another person; or an intentional poisoning by another person. This category also includes injuries related to sexual assault. Legal Intervention: Injury or poisoning caused by police or other legal authorities (including security guards) during law enforcement activities. Self-Harm: Injury or poisoning resulting from a deliberate violent act inflicted on oneself with the intent to take one’s own life or with the intent to harm oneself. This category includes suicide, suicide attempt, and other intentional self-harm. Unintentional: Injury or poisoning that is not inflicted by deliberate means (i.e., not on purpose). This category includes those injuries and poisonings described as unintended or “accidental,” regardless of whether the injury was inflicted by oneself or by another person. Also, includes injury or poisoning where no indication of intent to harm was documented in the ED record
  3. bAll injury intents included in the analysis or injury intent not specified; all injury mechanisms or injury mechanism not specified
  4. cOne article examined both interpersonal violence and self-harm (Corso et al. 2007)
  5. dZero articles found in category
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