Unintentional Injury Profile for St Louis County Residents

		Data Years	Number of Events	Age-Adjusted Rate	Significantly Different	Ranking Quintile	Age-Adjusted State Rate	Trend Lines	Advanced Graphics
Total Unintentional Injuries
	Deaths	1997-2007	3,612	30.9	L	5	44.0
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	56,896	47.6	L	5	55.6
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	905,219	83.5	L	4	93.8
Motor Vehicle Traffic**
	Deaths	1997-2007	1,165	10.5	L	5	19.4
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	8,668	7.8	L	5	11.4
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	115,044	10.7	L	3	11.2
Firearm
	Deaths	1997-2007	9	0.1*	L	5	0.3
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	226	0.2	L	4	0.3
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	447	0.0	L	5	0.1
Fall
	Deaths	1997-2007	1,221	9.5	H	1	8.2
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	34,137	27.3	L	3	28.4
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	260,964	23.5	L	4	25.5
Poisoning: Drugs/Alcohol
	Deaths	1997-2007	597	5.5	L	2	6.4
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	2,380	2.1	L	3	2.5
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	5,344	0.5	L	4	0.6
Poisoning: Gas/Cleaner/Caustic
	Deaths	1997-2007	23	0.2	N/S	3	0.3
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	211	0.2	L	4	0.3
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	3,028	0.3	L	4	0.4
Fire/Burn
	Deaths	1997-2007	90	0.8	L	5	1.6
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	1,099	1.0	L	5	1.4
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	14,485	1.4	L	5	1.8
Drowning***
	Deaths	1997-2007	93	0.8	L	5	1.3
	Hospitalizations	1997-2007	80	0.1	N/S	3	0.1
	Emergency Room Visits	1997-2007	245	0.0	N/S	4	0.0
Injury at Work
	Deaths	1997-2007	79	0.7	L	5	1.8

Death rates are per year per 100,000 population and are age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
Hospitalization rates are per year per 10,000 population and are age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
Emergency Room rates are per year per 1,000 population and are age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.

* Fewer than 20 events in numerator; rate is unstable.

** Excludes those not traffic-related.

*** Includes drowning involving watercraft.

Trends are available only if each 3-year period of the moving average has an average of 20 or more events.

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