Information About the Wrist
Number (in thousands) of emergency room visits for wrist symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Women |
Men |
Total |
1998 |
309 |
277 |
585 |
1999 |
323 |
228 |
550 |
2000 |
242 |
249 |
491 |
2001 |
361 |
305 |
666 |
2002 |
257 |
174 |
430 |
2003 |
248 |
304 |
552 |
2004 |
292 |
372 |
664 |
2005 |
262 |
337 |
599 |
2006 |
276 |
270 |
546 |
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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