Table 2.
Estimated number of head trauma treated in U.S. EDs incurred during traffic-related injuries with 95 % CI
| Sex | Precipitating cause of injury (PCI) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | MV-occupant | Motorcyclist | Pedal cyclist | Pedestrian | Other transport | ||||||
| Estimated ED visits | % of all MV-occupant (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all motorcyclist (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all pedal cyclist (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all pedestrian (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all other transport (95 % CI) | ||
| 0–11 | 51,387 | 3.6 (3.0–4.2) | a | a | 13,565 | 9.7 (7.3–12.2) | 9740 | 8.6 (6.2–11.0) | 2476 | 6.8 (4.4–9.3) | |
| 12–17 | 69,985 | 4.9 (4.3–5.6) | 3,760 | 3.4 (2.3–4.4) | 21,672 | 15.5 (10.0–21.1) | 8943 | 7.9 (6.7–9.1) | 3975 | 11.0 (8.1–13.9) | |
| 18–24 | 188,740 | 13.3 (12.1–14.5) | 20,160 | 18.0 (15.7–20.4) | 17,415 | 12.5 (9.0–16.0) | 10,819 | 9.5 (8.1–11.0) | 2741 | 7.6 (5.0–10.2) | |
| 25–44 | 233,474 | 16.5 (15.4–17.5) | 36,201 | 32.4 (29.8–35.0) | 26,270 | 18.8 (16.9–20.8) | 18,420 | 16.2 (14.5–18.0) | 4840 | 13.4 (10.4–16.3) | |
| 45–64 | 123,525 | 8.7 (8.2–9.2) | 29,233 | 26.2 (22.9–29.4) | 25,797 | 18.5 (15.9–21.1) | 15,590 | 13.7 (10.8–16.7) | 3566 | 9.9 (6.7–13.1) | |
| 65+ | 47,796 | 3.4 (3.0–3.7) | 4,588 | 4.1 (3.0–5.2) | 7818 | 5.6 (3.7–7.5) | 4971 | 4.4 (3.4–5.4) | 2424 | 6.7 (4.5–8.9) | |
| Total | 714,907 | 95,052 | 112,537 | 68,483 | 20,022 | ||||||
| Female | MV-occupant | Motorcyclist | Pedal cyclist | Pedestrian | Other transport | ||||||
| Estimated ED visits | % of all MV-occupant (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all motorcyclist (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all pedal cyclist (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all pedestrian (95 % CI) | Estimated ED visits | % of all other transport (95 % CI) | ||
| 0–11 | 44,986 | 3.2 (2.7–3.6) | a | a | 4351 | 3.1 (1.7–4.6) | 4482 | 3.9 (3.2–4.7) | 1322 | 3.7 (1.9–5.4) | |
| 12–17 | 81,698 | 5.8 (5.1–6.4) | a | a | 3301 | 2.4 (1.4–3.3) | 5403 | 4.8 (3.7–5.8) | 2115 | 5.8 (3.5–8.2) | |
| 18–24 | 176,821 | 12.5 (11.6–13.3) | 2,599 | 2.3 (1.8–2.9) | 5051 | 3.6 (1.8–5.5) | 6762 | 6.0 (5.0–6.9) | 2099 | 5.8 (4.3–7.3) | |
| 25–44 | 218,453 | 15.4 (14.3–16.5) | 6,639 | 5.9 (4.3–7.6) | 7482 | 5.4 (3.4–7.3) | 11,638 | 10.2 (8.2–12.3) | 3686 | 10.2 (7.7–12.7) | |
| 45–64 | 130,058 | 9.2 (8.3–10.0) | 5,766 | 5.2 (4.1–6.3) | 5228 | 3.7 (2.2–5.3) | 10,509 | 9.3 (7.5–11.0) | 3927 | 10.9 (8.6–13.1) | |
| 65+ | 50,281 | 3.5 (3.1–3.9) | a | a | 1636 | 1.2 (0.5–1.8) | 5763 | 5.1 (3.7–6.4) | 2979 | 8.2 (5.8–10.7) | |
| Total | 702,297 | 16,396 | 27,049 | 44,557 | 16,128 | ||||||
aEstimate is potentially unstable since unweighted cases <20, national estimate <1,200 cases, or coefficient of variation >30.0 %. No CI is provided