Information About the Shoulder
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for shoulder symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
131 |
450 |
148 |
183 |
912 |
1999 |
135 |
411 |
285 |
90 |
921 |
2000 |
136 |
610 |
261 |
165 |
1,172 |
2001 |
139 |
434 |
260 |
131 |
964 |
2002 |
156 |
448 |
240 |
188 |
1,032 |
2003 |
142 |
381 |
271 |
177 |
971 |
2004 |
112 |
395 |
336 |
168 |
1,012 |
2005 |
177 |
449 |
290 |
169 |
1,084 |
2006 |
124 |
526 |
364 |
116 |
1,130 |
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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