TABLE 3

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT: INTENT BY CAUSE

YEAR: 1995 FOR: Wisconsin

(Non-Injury cases or those cases with missing data are excluded from tables)

	INTENT
	Unintentional		Self-inflicted		Assault		Other
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
CAUSE	825	47.6	602	34.7	282	16.3	25	1.4
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	82	96.5	3	3.5	.	.	.	.
Fall	21550	99.8	27	0.1	2	0.0	19	0.1
Hot object/substance	384	98.2	1	0.3	5	1.3	1	0.3
Other: Fire/Flames	297	87.9	34	10.1	5	1.5	2	0.6
Firearm	174	27.4	70	11.0	339	53.4	52	8.2
Machinery	664	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Occupant-traffic	4234	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motorcyclist-traffic	598	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	139	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedestrian-traffic	520	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other - traffic	258	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Unspecified-traffic	64	81.0	15	19.0	.	.	.	.
Other pedal cycle	421	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other pedestrian	71	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other transport	964	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	727	99.0	5	0.7	.	.	2	0.3
Bites/stings	490	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Overexertion	2359	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Poisoning	1666	28.9	3788	65.7	2	0.0	307	5.3
Struck by/against	1583	67.3	.	.	755	32.1	13	0.6
Suffocation	392	88.3	46	10.4	2	0.5	4	0.9
Other-Spec/Classifiable	2483	95.8	6	0.2	103	4.0	.	.
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	667	50.7	237	18.0	250	19.0	162	12.3
Unspecified	2759	92.0	48	1.6	117	3.9	76	2.5
All	44371	85.7	4882	9.4	1862	3.6	663	1.3