ED visit rate due to TBI for U.S. by injury cause 2013

This statistic shows the rate of emergency department (ED) visits due to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. in 2007 and 2013, by injury cause, per 100,000 population. During 2013, the rate of ED visits due to traumatic brain injuries caused by unintentional motor-vehicle crashes was 99.5 per 100,000 population, whereas in 2007 it was 83.8. Unintentional falls were the leading cause of TBI-related ED visits in both years.

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits due to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. in 2007 and 2013, by injury cause (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	2007	2013
Unintentional motor-vehicle crashes	83.8	99.5
Unintentional falls§	222.6	366.5
Unintentionally struck by or against an object	90.3	139.8
Other unintentional injury, mechanism unspecified¶	42.7	54
Intentional self-harm	0.4	0.7
Assault or homicide	56.8	68.2
Other or no mechanism specified**	37.8	58.3

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Release date

March 2017

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United States

Survey time period

2007 and 2013

Supplementary notes

Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (per 100,000 population).
§ Includes falls of undetermined intent to maintain consistency with past data releases.
¶ E-codes specify that the injury was unintentional but do not specify the actual mechanism of injury.
** Includes TBIs in which the intent was not determined as well as those due to legal intervention or war. Includes TBIs in which no mechanism was specified in the record. Does not include falls of undetermined intent.

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