Information About the Back
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for back symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Women |
Men |
Total |
1998 |
1,266 |
1,018 |
2,284 |
1999 |
1,226 |
1,219 |
2,445 |
2000 |
1,488 |
1,107 |
2,595 |
2001 |
1,426 |
1,222 |
2,648 |
2002 |
1,489 |
1,224 |
2,713 |
2003 |
1,448 |
1,249 |
2,696 |
2004 |
1,488 |
1,407 |
2,895 |
2005 |
1,600 |
1,318 |
2,918 |
2006 |
1,766 |
1,538 |
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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