Information About the Hand and Finger
Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for basketball-related hand and finger injuries (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
91 |
30 |
2 |
* |
125 |
1999 |
86 |
27 |
3 |
* |
117 |
2000 |
88 |
30 |
3 |
* |
122 |
2001 |
94 |
31 |
3 |
* |
130 |
2002 |
94 |
30 |
3 |
* |
128 |
2003 |
93 |
25 |
3 |
* |
123 |
2004 |
90 |
26 |
2 |
* |
119 |
2005 |
76 |
22 |
3 |
* |
102 |
2006 |
77 |
21 |
3 |
* |
102 |
2007 |
70 |
21 |
3 |
* |
94 |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.
Note: *-indicates the estimates are too small to be reliable.
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