Estimated annual number of episode related injury diagnoses* by body part and type of diagnosis, and percentages, overall and by body part affected for persons aged 5 years and older: US, 1997–99
| Diagnoses (in 1000s)† | Overall (%)† | Body part (%)† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Includes 8.6% of injury episodes that involved more than one diagnosis. | |||
| †Numbers and percentages may not sum to total due to rounding. | |||
| ‡Estimates may be unstable because they are based on <20 cases or the coefficient of variation >30%. | |||
| §Includes injuries to the spine and back, other multiple/unspecified body parts, and late effects. | |||
| Head/neck | 1109 | 14.8 | 100.0 |
| Open wound | 622 | 8.3 | 56.1 |
| Internal organs | 191 | 2.5 | 17.2 |
| Superficial/contusions | 165 | 2.2 | 14.9 |
| Fracture | 67‡ | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| Unspecified | 64‡ | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Torso | 577 | 7.7 | 100.0 |
| Sprains/strains | 164 | 2.2 | 28.4 |
| Superficial/contusions | 141 | 1.9 | 24.4 |
| Fracture | 120 | 1.6 | 20.8 |
| Internal organs | 14‡ | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Open wounds | 7‡ | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Crushing | 6‡ | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Unspecified | 125 | 1.7 | 21.7 |
| Upper extremities | 2342 | 31.2 | 100.0 |
| Fracture | 998 | 13.3 | 42.6 |
| Sprains/strains | 627 | 8.4 | 26.8 |
| Superficial/contusions | 219 | 2.9 | 9.4 |
| Dislocations | 135 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| Open wounds | 131 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| Crushing | 17‡ | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Amputations | 8‡ | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Burns | 7‡ | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Nerves | 6‡ | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Unspecified | 193 | 2.6 | 8.2 |
| Lower extremities | 2922 | 38.9 | 100.0 |
| Sprains/strains | 1566 | 20.9 | 53.6 |
| Fracture | 464 | 6.2 | 15.9 |
| Superficial/contusions | 285 | 3.8 | 9.8 |
| Open wounds | 196 | 2.6 | 6.7 |
| Dislocations | 109 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| Amputations | 11‡ | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Blood vessels | 4‡ | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Unspecified | 286 | 3.8 | 9.8 |
| Other body parts§ | 553 | 7.4 | 100.0 |
| Total | 7503 | 100.0 | |