| Ages 1–4 |
| All injury visitsa |
161.2 |
158.6 |
165.4 |
139.3 |
151.3 |
159.5 |
| All initial injury visitsb |
— |
— |
— |
129.0 |
142.7 |
150.8 |
| Leading causes of injury visitsc |
| Cut or pierced from instrument or object |
12.2 |
9.7 |
12.1 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
4.5 |
| Fall |
47.2 |
39.2 |
48.2 |
35.0 |
49.3 |
61.4 |
| Motor vehicle traffic |
6.2 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
6.3 |
| Natural or environmental factorsd |
9.9 |
9.0 |
14.5 |
7.4 |
10.6 |
12.3 |
| Overexertion |
1.6 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
* |
| Poisoning |
9.8 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
4.9 |
8.1 |
9.3 |
| Struck by/against an object or person |
24.9 |
38.2 |
29.4 |
28.2 |
20.5 |
14.9 |
| Ages 5–14 |
| All injury visitsa |
126.8 |
119.8 |
122.9 |
118.1 |
120.5 |
116.4 |
| All initial injury visitsb |
— |
— |
— |
110.0 |
114.3 |
109.8 |
| Leading causes of injury visitsc |
| Cut or pierced from instrument or object |
10.9 |
10.7 |
8.4 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
6.4 |
| Fall |
31.3 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
27.6 |
28.0 |
28.8 |
| Motor vehicle traffic |
10.1 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
| Natural or environmental factorsd |
8.5 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
8.1 |
6.5 |
| Overexertion |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
| Poisoning |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
* |
| Struck by/against an object or person |
21.1 |
27.8 |
30.2 |
26.9 |
25.3 |
22.6 |
| — Not available. |
| * Estimates are considered unreliable (relative standard error greater than 30 percent). |
| a Any emergency department visit where there is a valid first listed injury diagnosis code or a valid first-listed external cause of injury code. |
| b From 2001–2005, 94 percent of injury-related emergency department visits for children ages 1–4 and for children ages 5–14 were for a first visit. |
| c Data for 2001–2005 are for initial visits only. |
| d Insect or animal bites accounted for the majority of emergency department visits caused by natural or environmental factors. |
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. |
