Information About the Wrist
Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for wrist-related home injuries (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
76 |
58 |
29 |
38 |
201 |
1999 |
76 |
57 |
27 |
39 |
200 |
2000 |
84 |
63 |
34 |
40 |
221 |
2001 |
76 |
66 |
32 |
31 |
206 |
2002 |
85 |
65 |
32 |
35 |
217 |
2003 |
82 |
65 |
35 |
35 |
217 |
2004 |
87 |
74 |
38 |
41 |
240 |
2005 |
74 |
63 |
41 |
39 |
216 |
2006 |
79 |
66 |
42 |
39 |
226 |
2007 |
76 |
65 |
43 |
43 |
227 |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.
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