Estimated number of sports and recreation related (SR) injury deaths* based on selected ICD-9 external cause of injury codes†: US, 1998
| Selected ICD-9 E codes | External cause description | Total No of deaths | % Applicable | Estimated No of SR deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System of the National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD. | ||||
| †External cause of injury codes were selected based on methods used in previous studies.5,6 | ||||
| E800–E807(.3), E813.6, E819.6 | Pedal cycle with a motor vehicle or railway | 689 | 75 | 517 |
| E826.1 | Pedal cycle | 118 | 100 | 118 |
| E828(.2,.3) | Animal drawn/ridden | 81 | 100 | 81 |
| E820–E821 | Off-road vehicle | 294 | 100 | 294 |
| E830–E838(.0,.1), E831(.3,.9), E838.5 | Accident to watercraft causing submersion, drowning or fall, other and unspecified water transport accident | 203 | 100 | 203 |
| E835.4, E838.4, E830.4, E831.4, E910.0 | Watersking | 7 | 100 | 7 |
| E830(all but .0,.1,.4), E832(.3,.9), E910(.1,.2,.8) | Drowning | 3309 | 100 | 3309 |
| E902.2, E883.0 | Diving or jumping into water causing injury other than drowning | 65 | 100 | 65 |
| E842.6–E842.9 | Occupant unpowered aircraft | 19 | 100 | 19 |
| E884.0, E886.0 | Falls from playground equipment, or collision, pushing, or shoving in sports | 4 | 100 | 4 |
| E880–E882, E883(.1,.2,.9), E884(.1,.2,.9), E885, E886.9, E888 | Other falls | 12534 | 10 | 1253 |
| E917.0 | Struck by/against sports equipment | 32 | 100 | 32 |
| E922.0–.9 | Firearm (unintentional) | 866 | 10 | 87 |
| E900(.0,.9), E901(.0,.8,.9), E902(.0,.8,.9), E903,E904.3, E905–E909 | Natural/environmental factors | 1374 | 1.5 | 21 |
| E848 | Other vehicles | 137 | 10 | 14 |
| All other causes | 140917 | 0 | 0 | |
| All injury causes | 146941 | 4.1 | 6024 | |