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PIE CHART: Injury-Related Emergency Department
Visits for Females, by Age, 2004
(Percent)
Under 15 Years: 19.2
15-24 Years: 18.3
25-44 Years: 28.7
45-64 Years: 19.2
65-74 Years: 5.3
75 Years and Older: 9.3
Source: McCaig, LF, Nawar, EW. National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey: 2004 Emergency Department Summary.
Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 372;
2006 June. (Tables 2, 12.)
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HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Injury-Related Emergency
Department Visits Among Adults Aged 18 and Older, by Sex
and Mechanism, 2004
(Rate per 100 Emergency Department Visits)
Unintentional Injuries
Total: Female 20.1, Male 27.2; Falls: Female 7.6, Male 6.3;
Motor Vehicle, Traffic and Non-traffic: Female 4.0, Male
5.1; Accidentally Struck Against or By Objects/Persons:
Female 1.8, Male 3.0; Cutting or Piercing Instruments/Objects:
Female 1.5, Male 3.2; Overexertion and Strenuous Movements:
Female 1.4, Male 2.2; Natural and Environmental Factors:
Female 1.3, Male 1.9; Other Unintentional Injury: Female
1.5, Male 4.1
Intentional Injuries
Total: Female 1.7, Male 3.0; Assault: Female 1.2, Male 2.3
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey, 2004. Analysis conducted by the Maternal
and Child Health Information Resource Center.
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