Information About the Foot and Toe
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for foot and toe symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
280 |
447 |
184 |
184 |
1,094 |
1999 |
133 |
438 |
272 |
116 |
960 |
2000 |
280 |
475 |
293 |
156 |
1,205 |
2001 |
245 |
387 |
328 |
167 |
1,127 |
2002 |
195 |
347 |
270 |
120 |
932 |
2003 |
221 |
515 |
301 |
237 |
1,274 |
2004 |
211 |
491 |
306 |
158 |
1,166 |
2005 |
280 |
516 |
255 |
193 |
1,244 |
2006 |
196 |
566 |
459 |
175 |
1,395 |
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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