Table.

National Estimates of Indoor Tanning–Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments, United States, 2003-2012

Characteristic	Sample Cases, No.	Average Annual No. of Injuries (95% CI)^a	Average Annual % of Injuries (95% CI)^a
Total	405	3234 (2344-4123)	100

Sex

Male	77	574 (387-762)	17.8 (12.0-23.6)

Female	328	2659 (1866-3452)	82.2 (57.7-106.8)

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic white	313	2517 (1649-3386)	77.8 (51.0-104.7)

Other/unknown	92	716 (360-1073)	22.2 (11.1-33.2)

Age, y

<18	54	412^b	12.7^b

18-24	145	1150 (752-1547)	35.5 (23.3-47.8)

25-34	103	870 (598-1143)	26.9 (18.5-35.3)

35-44	69	579 (262-895)	17.9 (8.1-27.7)

≥45	34	223 (121-326)	6.9 (3.7-10.1)

Location where injury occurred

Home	23	168 (95-241)	5.2 (3.0-7.4)

Public property/place	248	2084 (1628-2540)	64.4 (50.3-78.5)

Unknown	134	982 (461-1503)	30.4 (14.2-46.5)

Type of injury^c

Skin burn	319	2572 (1690-3455)	79.5 (52.3-106.8)

Eye^d	22	187 (94-281)	5.8 (2.9-8.7)

Laceration/muscle/bone^e	28	180 (88-272)	5.6 (2.7-8.4)

Syncope^f	37	308 (203-412)	9.5 (6.3-12.8)

Other^g	14	111^b	3.4^b

Visit disposition

Treated and released	389	3107 (2233-3980)	96.1 (69.1-123.1)

Other^h	16	126^b	3.9^b

Numbers may not sum to totals and percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Estimate may be unstable because the number of sample cases is fewer than 20 or the coefficient of variation is greater than 30%.

Percentages do not total 100 because categories are not mutually exclusive.

Includes eye burns, keratosis, and foreign bodies in the eye.

Includes lacerations, cuts, strains, sprains, spasms, contusions, fractures, and dislocations.

Includes syncope, fainting, dizziness, falls, and passing out.

Includes allergy, rash, conjunctivitis, urticaria, nausea, vomiting, and other.

Includes transferred, hospitalized, observation, and left without being seen or against medical advice.