Table 1. Deaths, Injuries, and Trends in Case-Fatality Percentage by Mechanism of Injury Among Patients 15 Years or Older, 2003-2013a.
| Mechanism | Total No. | Overall Case-Fatality, % (95% CI) |
Annual Change in Case-Fatality, Percentage Point Change (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths (95% CI) | Injuries (95% CI) | |||
| Occupant motor vehicle crash | 49 294 (42 440 to 56 149) | 1 161 997 (1 014 640 to 1 309 353) | 4.3 (3.9 to 4.7) | −0.17 (−0.24 to −0.10)b |
| Firearm | ||||
| Assault | 14 718 (10 350 to 19 087) | 133 289 (94 792 to 171 787) | 11.1 (10.4 to 11.9) | −0.25 (−0.56 to 0.06) |
| Self-inflicted | 10 373 (8659 to 12 087) | 24 376 (20 293 to 28 459) | 42.8 (40.9 to 44.8) | −0.08 (−0.75 to 0.59) |
| Unintentional | 541 (437 to 646) | 15 382 (13 089 to 17 675) | 3.5 (3.1 to 4.1) | 0.14 (−0.17 to 0.45) |
a
All totals, proportions, and trends were generated using survey weighting rounded to the nearest whole number.
b
P < .05.