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Information About the Hand and Finger

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

*

1

*

*

2

1999

*

1

*

*

4

2000

*

1

*

*

4

2001

*

1

*

*

4

2002

*

*

*

*

3

2003

*

*

*

*

4

2004

*

1

*

*

5

2005

*

*

*

*

3

2006

*

*

*

*

3

2007

*

*

*

*

3

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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