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Information About the Hand and Finger

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for bicycle-related hand and finger injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

36

10

*

*

48

1999

35

8

1

*

46

2000

37

10

4

*

51

2001

33

11

4

*

48

2002

33

9

3

*

47

2003

29

9

3

*

42

2004

30

8

4

*

42

2005

27

7

3

*

40

2006

27

10

4

*

41

2007

25

8

5

*

39

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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