Tag: Injuries
Many Young Children Treated in ED for Injuries From Personal Care Products
During 15-year study period, 64,686 children younger than 5 treated in emergency departments
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Rate Up in Sexual-Minority Youth
Prevalence of NSSI ranged from 38.04 to 52.97 percent for sexual-minority youth between 2005 and 2017
More Severe Injuries Sustained at Jump Parks Versus Home Trampolines
Proportion of fractures/dislocations, lower-extremity fractures, fractures in adults higher at jump parks
Helmet Use Low Among Standing Electric Scooter Riders
10.8 percent of riders presenting to ED with injury were younger than 18; 4.4 percent wore helmet
Considerable Morbidity, Mortality Due to Animal Encounters
Greatest number of deaths for bites from nonvenomous arthropods; rat bites most lethal
Peds Firearm-Related Injuries Lead to Clinical, Financial Burden
Total charges associated with pediatric firearm-related injuries $2.5 billion for 2006 to 2014
Opioid Use Often Persists in Workers’ Compensation Claimants
Persistent use linked to older age; crush, strain, and sprain injuries; concomitant chronic pain
Almost One in 10 Treated in Hospital for Non-Fatal Injury
Costs of hospital-treated non-fatal injuries estimated at $1.853 trillion; $168 billion in medical spending
Lawn-Mower-Related Injuries Are Most Often Lacerations
Weighted estimate of 51,151 injuries from 2006 through 2013; 46.7 percent lacerations
Black Individuals at Highest Risk of Legal Intervention Injury
Increase in rates of injuries from 2005 to 2009, followed by a drop to 2015, returning to ~2005 levels
