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Information About the Wrist

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

30

7

2

*

40

1999

30

6

2

2

39

2000

32

6

2

2

42

2001

26

7

2

*

37

2002

28

7

2

*

37

2003

29

6

3

*

38

2004

28

7

3

*

38

2005

23

5

3

*

31

2006

20

6

2

*

29

2007

24

7

3

*

35

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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