Information About the Arm
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for arm symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
206 |
362 |
189 |
217 |
974 |
1999 |
256 |
339 |
227 |
148 |
971 |
2000 |
299 |
403 |
223 |
129 |
1,055 |
2001 |
231 |
324 |
224 |
110 |
888 |
2002 |
245 |
336 |
262 |
173 |
1,016 |
2003 |
269 |
332 |
257 |
155 |
1,013 |
2004 |
233 |
218 |
215 |
122 |
788 |
2005 |
328 |
348 |
255 |
189 |
1,121 |
2006 |
349 |
314 |
269 |
225 |
1,158 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Emergency Room - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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