National estimates of civilian non-fatal firearm related injuries* other than gunshot wounds occurring during recreational activities and treated in hospital emergency departments, by selected characteristics: United States, 1993–96
| Characteristic | 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%. | |
| ‡Season is defined as fall (21 September to 20 December), winter (21 December to 20 March), spring (21 March to 20 June), and summer (21 June to 20 September). | |
| §Percentages may not sum to 100.0 due to rounding. | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 6031 (87.8) |
| Female | 840† (12.2) |
| Age | |
| 0–14 | 680† (9.9) |
| 15–34 | 3005 (43.7) |
| 35+ | 3186 (46.4) |
| Primary body part affected | |
| Head/face/neck/eye | 4205 (61.2) |
| Limb | 2193 (31.9) |
| Other | 473† (6.9) |
| Firearm type | |
| Handgun | 953† (13.9) |
| Rifle | 2282 (33.2) |
| Shotgun | 1920 (27.9) |
| Unknown | 1716† (25.0) |
| Activity at time of injury | |
| Hunting | 3792 (55.2) |
| Target shooting | 3043 (44.3) |
| Other | 36† (0.5) |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Hit by gun recoil | 3209 (46.7) |
| Other | 3662 (53.3) |
| Season‡ | |
| Fall/winter | 5332 (77.6) |
| Spring/summer | 1539 (22.4) |
| Total§ | 6871 (100.0) |