Information About the Hand and Finger
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for hand and finger symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Women |
Men |
Total |
1998 |
499 |
491 |
991 |
1999 |
486 |
551 |
1,037 |
2000 |
540 |
587 |
1,127 |
2001 |
453 |
759 |
1,212 |
2002 |
395 |
532 |
927 |
2003 |
452 |
625 |
1,077 |
2004 |
581 |
772 |
1,353 |
2005 |
466 |
661 |
1,127 |
2006 |
470 |
687 |
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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