
Motor Vehicle Traffic - This category includes injuries traditionally called "Motor Vehicle Accidents". Usually expressed as a rate, meaning the number of nonfatal injuries in a certain population in a given time period divided by the size of the population. Mortality - Number of persons, nonfatally injured or disabled.

Usually expressed as a rate, meaning the number of deaths in a certain population in a given time period divided by the size of the population. Morbidity - Deaths caused by injury and disease. Examples: suicide or attempted suicide, homicide, rape, assault, domestic abuse, elder abuse, and child abuse. Intentional Injury - Injuries that are purposely inflicted, either by a person to him/herself or to another person.

Injury - Any unintentional or intentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical or chemical energy or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen. Incidence - The number of instances of illness or injury during a given period of time in a specified population. Homicide - The killing or intent to kill of one person by another. It does not include burns from electric current or from ultraviolet light sources (sunburn).įirearms - This category includes injuries from firearms, including unintentional, suicide, homicide, legal intervention and undetermined intent.įrequency - The number of times an event happens. This category also includes injuries caused by hot liquids and steam. E codes specify the type of fall involved, for example: fall from steps/stairs, ladder, building, cliff, furniture.įire/Burn - This category includes injuries caused by fire and flames including those from smoke inhalation, such as in a residential fire. Falls - This category includes injuries from falls.
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Examples of cutting and piercing instruments include: knives, swords, daggers, power lawn mowers, power hand tools, household appliances.ĭrowning - This category includes injuries from drowning/near drowning and submersion with and without involvement of watercraft.Į-code - Code indicating an external cause of an injury. The numerator and denominator refer to the same age group.Ĭut/ Pierce - This category includes injuries caused by cutting and piercing instruments.
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