Information About the Arm
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for arm symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Women |
Men |
Total |
1998 |
567 |
407 |
974 |
1999 |
572 |
399 |
971 |
2000 |
512 |
542 |
1,055 |
2001 |
522 |
366 |
888 |
2002 |
563 |
453 |
1,016 |
2003 |
535 |
478 |
1,013 |
2004 |
447 |
341 |
788 |
2005 |
616 |
505 |
1,121 |
2006 |
617 |
541 |
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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