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. 2013 Jan;5(1):51–60. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v5i1.205

Table 3: Top 10 Most Common Head Injury Causes between 2006 and 2010.

Rank Cause ICU Admits Non-ICU Admits Total
1 Fall 2,229 (20%) 9,303 (33%) 11,535 (29%)
2 MVA 2,305 (21%) 4,205 (15%) 6,510 (16%)
3 Assault/Abuse 1,277 (11%) 2,022 (7%) 3,299 (8%)
4 Struck by or Against an Object 503 (4%) 1,465 (5%) 1,968 (5%)
5 Unspecified Accident 424 (4%) 1,393 (5%) 1,817 (5%)
6 MPC 632 (6%) 1,109 (4%) 1,741 (4%)
7 Pedal Cycle Accident 345 (3%) 1,128 (4%) 1,473 (4%)
8 Sports 234 (2%) 873 (3%) 1,107 (3%)
9 ATV/Snowmobile Accident 272 (2%) 696 (2%) 968 (2%)
10 Animal Injury 139 (1%) 337 (1%) 476 (1%)

Data collected from 39,384 cases nationwide