Information About the Hand and Finger
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for hand and finger symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
277 |
450 |
157 |
107 |
991 |
1999 |
338 |
418 |
171 |
110 |
1,037 |
2000 |
343 |
488 |
202 |
94 |
1,127 |
2001 |
338 |
524 |
240 |
110 |
1,212 |
2002 |
243 |
454 |
137 |
94 |
927 |
2003 |
337 |
423 |
199 |
118 |
1,077 |
2004 |
395 |
590 |
271 |
98 |
1,353 |
2005 |
344 |
469 |
211 |
102 |
1,127 |
2006 |
266 |
477 |
282 |
133 |
1,157 |
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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