Tag: Injuries

Severity of injuries, measured by hospital admissions also increasing

Presence of free fluid may serve as the most effective binary classifier for presence of hollow viscus injury

Reduction in average visual analog scale pain scores, increase in employment, satisfaction reported after amputation

Similar patterns seen for Social Vulnerability Index themes of socioeconomic status and housing type and transportation

Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. have climbed by about 25 percent over the past 15 years

Inflatable plastic rings are especially dangerous for infants who have developmental delays or special needs

Rates of lower-severity encounters reduced, but no decrease seen in rates of higher-severity encounters

Likelihood of musculoskeletal and/or orthopedic injuries, lower extremity injuries, sprains, and need for surgery greater at trampoline centers

Hospital costs for firearm injuries in the United States totaled $7.8 billion over 10 years; government insurance programs covered 42 percent of the costs

Increases in substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, pain diagnoses, health care use and spending seen in survivors