Information About the Back
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for back symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
142 |
1,225 |
620 |
298 |
2,284 |
1999 |
153 |
1,334 |
566 |
393 |
2,445 |
2000 |
151 |
1,353 |
757 |
334 |
2,595 |
2001 |
179 |
1,466 |
712 |
290 |
2,648 |
2002 |
203 |
1,520 |
661 |
329 |
2,713 |
2003 |
160 |
1,414 |
827 |
296 |
2,696 |
2004 |
153 |
1,513 |
841 |
387 |
2,895 |
2005 |
238 |
1,517 |
781 |
382 |
2,918 |
2006 |
227 |
1,535 |
1,090 |
452 |
3,304 |
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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