Table 3.
Estimated national numbers and percentages of nonfatal unintentional bite and sting injuries treated in emergency departments by year and selected sources, United States, 2001–2010
| Arachnid
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Spider (toxic) number (%) | Other spider number (%) | Tick number (%) | Other arachnid number (%) | Total arachnid number (%) |
| 2001 | 5867 (12.5) | 75,954 (5.5) | 45,786 (7.6) | 7594 (9.9) | 135,202 (6.4) |
| 2002 | 6151 (13.1) | 81,165 (5.9) | 40,663 (6.8) | 9311 (12.1) | 137,289 (6.5) |
| 2003 | 7559 (16.1) | 128,660 (9.3) | 62,518 (10.4) | 8008 (10.4) | 206,744 (9.8) |
| 2004 | 5882 (12.5) | 197,885 (14.3) | 43,065 (7.2) | 8663 (11.3) | 255,495 (12.1) |
| 2005 | 5527 (11.8) | 183,166 (13.3) | 46,684 (7.8) | 8652 (11.3) | 244,029 (11.6) |
| 2006 | 4274 (9.1) | 168,148 (12.2) | 53,738 (9.0) | 8577 (11.2) | 234,737 (11.2) |
| 2007 | 2755 (5.9) | 160,339 (11.6) | 67,518 (11.3) | 7207 (9.4) | 237,819 (11.3) |
| 2008 | 2666 (5.7) | 134,063 (9.7) | 68,490 (11.4) | 4955 (6.4) | 210,174 (10.0) |
| 2009 | 3038 (6.5) | 122,707 (8.9) | 89,031 (14.9) | 6411 (8.3) | 221,187 (10.5) |
| 2010 | 3281 (7.0)a | 129,776 (9.4) | 81,300 (13.6) | 7507 (9.8) | 221,865 (10.5) |
| Total | 46,999 (100) | 1,381,863 (100) | 598,792 (100) | 76,885 (100) | 2,104,539 (100) |
| Insects
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Bedbug number (%) | Bee number (%) | Vespid number (%) | Other insect number (%) Total insects number (%) | |
| 2001 | 21 (0.1)a | 171,770 (10.6) | 43,795 (10.8) | 359,939 (7.6) | 575,526 (8.4) |
| 2002 | 113 (0.3)a | 163,595 (10.1) | 49,373 (12.2) | 391,326 (8.2) | 604,406 (8.9) |
| 2003 | 50 (0.2)a | 180,393 (11.1) | 49,357 (12.2) | 431,763 (9.1) | 661,564 (9.7) |
| 2004 | 333 (1.0)a | 169,762 (10.5) | 45,708 (11.3) | 500,314 (10.5) | 716,118 (10.5) |
| 2005 | 447 (1.4)a | 174,808 (10.8) | 34,485 (8.5) | 523,437 (11.0) | 733,177 (10.8) |
| 2006 | 1267 (3.8)a | 146,885 (9.1) | 35,184 (8.7) | 555,274 (11.7) | 738,610 (10.8) |
| 2007 | 2156 (6.5) | 161,223 (9.9) | 36,358 (9.0) | 476,168 (10.0) | 675,905 (9.9) |
| 2008 | 3267 (9.9) | 131,637 (8.1) | 37,956 (9.4) | 461,254 (9.7) | 634,113 (9.3) |
| 2009 | 9442 (28.6) | 165,518 (10.2) | 37,741 (9.3) | 487,121 (10.2) | 699,822 (10.3) |
| 2010 | 15,945 (48.3) | 155,205 (9.6) | 34,158 (8.5) | 573,646 (12.1) | 778,953 (11.4) |
| Total | 33,041 (100) | 1,620,796 (100) | 404,115 (100) | 4,760,242 (100) | 6,818,194 (100) |
| Reptile
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Snake (venomous) number (%) | Snake (nonvenomous/unknown) number (%) | Other reptile number (%) | Total reptile number (%) |
| 2001 | 3056 (10.8)a | 6609 (0.5) | 1739 (12.7) | 11,404 (10.8) |
| 2002 | 2717 (9.6)a | 6255 (9.9) | 2182 (15.9) | 11,153 (10.6) |
| 2003 | 4189 (14.8)a | 7334 (11.6) | 1538 (11.2) | 13,062 (12.4) |
| 2004 | 2791 (9.9) | 6540 (10.3) | 1417 (10.3) | 10,747 (10.2) |
| 2005 | 3512 (12.4)a | 6075 (9.6) | 1206 (8.8) | 10,793 (10.2) |
| 2006 | 2009 (7.1)a | 6783 (10.7) | 1713 (12.5)a | 10,504 (10.0) |
| 2007 | 2238 (7.9)a | 8911 (14.1) | 1127 (8.2)a | 12,276 (11.7) |
| 2008 | 2358 (8.3)a | 5376 (8.5) | 1120 (8.2)a | 8854 (8.4) |
| 2009 | 2619 (9.3)a | 4149 (6.5) | 638 (4.7)a | 7406 (7.0) |
| 2010 | 2762 (9.8)a | 5369 (8.5) | 1023 (7.5)a | 9154 (8.7) |
| Total | 28,250 (100) | 63,400 (90.1) | 13,704 (100) | 105,353 (100) |
a
Estimates might be unstable because the number of sample cases was <20, weighted estimate <1200, or coefficient of variation was >30%.