Information About the Hand and Finger

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for baseball-related hand and finger injuries (by sex)

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

22

5

26

1999

24

4

28

2000

24

4

29

2001

22

4

27

2002

21

5

26

2003

24

2

27

2004

21

4

26

2005

20

3

23

2006

21

2

25

2007

22

3

25

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.