Information About the Neck
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for neck symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
248 |
677 |
315 |
105 |
1,346 |
1999 |
176 |
687 |
269 |
120 |
1,252 |
2000 |
307 |
707 |
298 |
124 |
1,436 |
2001 |
235 |
729 |
344 |
84 |
1,392 |
2002 |
172 |
612 |
334 |
87 |
1,205 |
2003 |
224 |
617 |
289 |
104 |
1,235 |
2004 |
227 |
629 |
275 |
101 |
1,232 |
2005 |
212 |
624 |
343 |
118 |
1,297 |
2006 |
197 |
543 |
324 |
131 |
1,196 |
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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