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Information About the Hand and Finger

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

9

11

*

*

21

1999

12

13

1

*

26

2000

10

10

*

*

22

2001

10

11

*

*

23

2002

10

10

1

*

21

2003

10

9

1

*

19

2004

9

9

*

*

18

2005

10

7

*

*

18

2006

10

6

*

*

18

2007

9

7

*

*

18

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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