National estimates of non-fatal firearm related injuries* other than gunshot wounds treated in hospital emergency departments, by activity at time of injury, injury mechanism, and injury intent: United States, 1993–96
| Intent of injury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total No (%) | Unintentional No (%) | Assault No (%) |
| *Excludes injuries sustained during military training. | |||
| †Routine gun use includes cleaning, repairing, loading/unloading or transporting a firearm; vital activities include eating and sleeping. | |||
| ‡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 due to rounding. | |||
| Activity at time of injury | |||
| Routine gun use† | 14 996 (22.9) | 14 825 (54.8) | 77‡ (0.2) |
| Recreation | 6 969 (10.7) | 6 871 (25.4) | 17‡ (0.0) |
| Work | 3 468 (5.3) | 1 651 (6.1) | 1 749 (4.7) |
| Travel | 3 680 (5.6) | 425‡ (1.6) | 3 221 (8.7) |
| Vital activity† | 3 016 (4.6) | 417‡ (1.5) | 2 565 (6.9) |
| Leisure | 2 063 (3.2) | 335‡ (1.2) | 1 694 (4.6) |
| Other | 355‡ (0.5) | 253‡ (0.9) | 102‡ (0.3) |
| Unspecified | 30 827 (47.2) | 2 283 (8.4) | 27 555 (74.5) |
| Mechanism of injury | |||
| Struck by or against | |||
| Hit by moving gun | 34 847 (53.3) | 3 593 (13.3) | 30 521 (82.5) |
| Hit by gun recoil | 11 729 (17.9) | 11 686 (43.2) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 2 670 (4.1) | 1 086‡ (4.0) | 1 507 (4.1) |
| Cut/pierce/crush/pinch | |||
| Slide/trigger mechanism | 1 269‡ (1.9) | 1 269‡ (4.7) | 0 (0) |
| Flying glass | 1 203 (1.8) | 77‡ (0.3) | 1 092‡ (3.0) |
| Other | 4 848 (7.4) | 4 215 (15.6) | 546‡ (1.5) |
| Mechanical force/explosion | 1 624 (2.5) | 1 624 (6.0) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 6 750 (10.3) | 3 362 (12.4) | 3 062 (8.3) |
| Unspecified | 434‡ (0.7) | 148‡ (0.5) | 252 (0.7) |
| Total§ | 65 374 (100.0) | 27 060 (100.0) | 36 980 (100.0) |