TABLE 5.

Selected Previous US Studies of TBI Incidences Among Children

Study	Setting	Years	Data Source	Case Definition	Incidence Rate, Cases per 100 000 Child-Years
Kraus et al 29 (1986)	San Diego County, California	1981	Countywide surveillance through EDs, hospital discharges, and coroner records	Physical damage to, or functional impairment of, cranial contents by acute mechanical energy exchange, exclusive of birth trauma	0–14 y: 185
Sosin et al 30 (1996)	United States	1991	National Health Interview Survey	Self-report of medically attended head injury with loss of consciousness in previous 12 mo	0–14 y: ∼380
Jager et al 16 (2000)	United States	1992–1994	National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	ICD-9-CM codes 800–801.9, 803–804.9, 850–854.1, 959.01	0–4 y: 1091; 5–14 y: 571
Guerrero et al 15 (2000)	United States	1995–1996	National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	ICD-9-CM codes 800–801.9, 803–804.9, 850–854.1, 959.01	0–14 y: 692
Minnesota Department of Health 31 (2005)	Minnesota	1995–2001	Statewide ED surveillance, medical records	ICD-9-CM codes 800–804, 850–854.1, 950–953, 959.01, 995.55	0–4 y: ∼180; 5–9 y: 147; 10–14 y: 221; 15–19 y: 330
Langlois et al 5 (2006)	United States	1995–2001	National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	ICD-9-CM codes 800–801.9, 803–804.9, 850–854.1, 959.01	0–4 y: 1035; 5–9 y: 603; 10–14 y: 567; 15–19 y: 661
Faul et al 7 (2010)	United States	2002–2006	National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	ICD-9-CM codes 800–801.9, 803–804.9, 850–854.1, 950.1–950.3, 959.01, 995.55	0–4 y: 1256; 5–9 y: 533; 10–14 y: 560; 15–19 y: 757

ICD-9-CM indicates ICD-9 Clinical Modification.