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Information About the Hand and Finger

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for football-related hand and finger injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

60

14

*

*

75

1999

69

13

*

*

82

2000

73

14

*

*

88

2001

75

15

*

*

92

2002

72

14

*

*

87

2003

71

14

*

*

86

2004

69

13

*

*

82

2005

76

15

*

*

91

2006

84

15

2

*

101

2007

69

14

*

*

84

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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