Table 1.

Annual national estimates, percentages, and rates of nonfatal unintentional bite and sting injuries^a treated in emergency departments, by selected characteristics, United States, 2001–2010

Characteristic	Weighted annualized estimate	Percent (95% CI)	Rateb
Total	1,010,132	100.0 (68.5–131.5)	340.1
Age (years)
0–4	149,457	14.8 (9.7–19.9)	751.8
5–9	91,336	9.0 (6.0–12.1)	460.8
10–14	60,942	6.0 (4.1–7.9)	289.9
15–19	75,381	7.5 (5.1–9.9)	351.0
20–24	93,495	9.3 (6.1–12.4)	448.1
25–34	149,036	14.8 (9.9–19.6)	374.8
35–44	134,281	13.3 (8.9–17.7)	310.9
45–54	114,683	11.4 (7.7–15.0)	269.3
55–64	42,744	4.2 (2.8–5.6)	219.0
75+	29,811	3.0 (1.9–4.0)	167.5
Sex
Male	504,709	50.0 (34.1–65.9)	345.8
Female	505,327	50.0 (34.3–65.7)	334.5
ED disposition
Treated and released	973,654	96.4 (66.2–126.6)	327.8
Hospitalized/transferred	18,121	1.8 (1.1–2.5)	6.1
Other/unknown	18,357	1.8 (1.0–2.7)	6.2
Primary body part affected
Head/neck	176,326	17.5 (12.0–22.9)	59.4
Trunk	129,199	12.8 (8.6–17.0)	43.5
Arm/hand	339,413	33.6 (23.0–44.2)	114.3
Leg/foot	278,224	27.5 (18.1–37.0)	93.7
Other/unknown	86,970	8.6 (4.7–12.6)	29.3
Month of ED visit
January	28,226	2.8 (1.6–4.0)	114.0
February	26,360	2.6 (1.5–3.7)	106.5
March	38,499	3.8 (2.3–5.3)	155.5
April	58,484	5.8 (3.8–7.8)	236.3
May	90,327	8.9 (6.1 –1.8	364.9
June	128,302	12.7 (8.9–6.5)	518.3
July	169,553	16.8 (11.7–21.8)	685.0
August	169,214	16.8 (11.6–21.9)	683.6
September	128,116	12.7 (8.8–16.6)	517.6
October	84,461	8.4 (5.5–11.2)	341.2
November	54,749	5.4 (3.4–7.4)	221.2
December	33,840	3.4 (2.0–4.7)	136.7

^aExcludes canine, human, and work-related bite or sting injuries.

^bCrude rate per 100,000 population.