Information About the Hand and Finger
Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for exercise-related hand and finger injuries (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
1 |
* |
4 |
1999 |
1 |
* |
4 |
2000 |
3 |
* |
5 |
2001 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2002 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
2003 |
3 |
* |
6 |
2004 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2005 |
* |
1 |
4 |
2006 |
4 |
* |
5 |
2007 |
1 |
* |
4 |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.
Note: *-indicates the estimates are too small to be reliable.
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