National estimates of civilian non-fatal firearm related injuries* other than gunshot wounds treated in hospital emergency departments, by selected characteristics and injury intent: United States, 1993–96
| Intent of injury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total No (%) | Unintentional No (%) | Assault No (%) |
| *Excludes injuries sustained during military training. | |||
| †These estimates may be unstable due to low sample size (less than 25 sample cases) and/or a coefficient of variation >28%. | |||
| ‡Percentages may not sum to 100.0 because of rounding. | |||
| Primary body part affected | |||
| Face/head/neck | 43 841 (67.1) | 13 697 (50.6) | 29 501 (79.8) |
| Eye | 2 385 (3.6) | 1 602† (5.9) | 559† (1.5) |
| Hand/arm/shoulder | 10 871 (16.6) | 8 929 (33.0) | 1 742 (4.7) |
| Trunk | 4 475 (6.8) | 1 524 (5.6) | 2 761 (7.5) |
| Foot/leg | 2 003 (3.1) | 1 084† (4.0) | 885 (2.4) |
| Other | 1 603 (2.5) | 224† (0.8) | 1 336† (3.6) |
| Unknown | 196† (0.3) | 0 (0) | 196† (0.5) |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Laceration | 35 582 (54.4) | 17 018 (62.9) | 18 113 (49.0) |
| Contusion/abrasion | 12 143 (18.6) | 3 515 (13.0) | 8 212 (22.2) |
| Fracture | 3 833 (5.9) | 1 387 (5.1) | 2 367 (6.4) |
| Internal organ injury | 2 945 (4.5) | 183† (0.7) | 2 745 (7.4) |
| Other | 10 837 (16.6) | 4 957 (18.3) | 5 509 (14.9) |
| Unspecified | 34† (0.1) | 0 (0) | 34† (0.1) |
| Disposition | |||
| Treated/released | 63 245 (96.7) | 26 723 (98.8) | 35 205 (95.2) |
| Hospitalized | 1 897 (2.9) | 337† (1.2) | 1 543 (4.2) |
| Unknown | 232† (0.4) | 0 (0) | 232† (0.6) |
| Location | |||
| Home/apartment/condominium | 14 731 (22.5) | 6 996 (25.9) | 7 379 (20.0) |
| School/recreation | 3 560 (5.4) | 3 223 (11.9) | 292† (0.8) |
| Street/highway | 6 740 (10.3) | 437† (1.6) | 6 224 (16.8) |
| Other property | 9 066 (13.9) | 3 735 (13.8) | 5 078 (13.7) |
| Unknown | 31 277 (47.8) | 12 669 (46.8) | 18 007 (48.7) |
| Firearm type | |||
| Handgun | 22 529 (34.5) | 3 349 (12.4) | 18 785 (50.8) |
| Rifle | 11 327 (17.3) | 9 610 (35.5) | 1 378 (3.7) |
| Shotgun | 9 283 (14.2) | 6 813 (25.2) | 2 261 (6.1) |
| Unknown | 22 235 (34.0) | 7 288 (26.9) | 14 556 (39.4) |
| Person causing injury | |||
| Stranger | 13 128 (20.1) | 34† (0.1) | 13 060 (35.3) |
| Self | 25 021 (38.3) | 24 862 (91.9) | 37† (0.1) |
| Friend/acquaintance | 4 267 (6.5) | 376† (1.4) | 3 857 (10.4) |
| Spouse/ex-spouse/relative | 2 375 (3.6) | 257† (0.9) | 2 118 (5.7) |
| Other | 2 272 (3.5) | 317† (1.2) | 1 201† (3.2) |
| Unknown | 18 311 (28.0) | 1 214 (4.5) | 16 707 (45.2) |
| Total‡ | 65 374 (100.0) | 27 060 (100.0) | 36 980 (100.0) |