TABLE 3

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT: INTENT BY CAUSE

YEAR: 1996 FOR: Wisconsin

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

	INTENT
	Unintentional		Self-inflicted		Assault		Other
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
CAUSE	790	48.6	603	37.1	210	12.9	21	1.3
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	43	91.5	4	8.5	.	.	.	.
Fall	21198	99.7	17	0.1	13	0.1	26	0.1
Hot object/substance	392	97.3	1	0.2	8	2.0	2	0.5
Other: Fire/Flames	296	86.5	41	12.0	4	1.2	1	0.3
Firearm	148	26.9	74	13.5	295	53.6	33	6.0
Machinery	603	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Occupant-traffic	4338	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motorcyclist-traffic	639	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	142	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedestrian-traffic	488	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other - traffic	271	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Unspecified-traffic	31	62.0	18	36.0	1	2.0	.	.
Other pedal cycle	409	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other pedestrian	71	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other transport	751	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	389	98.0	2	0.5	.	.	6	1.5
Bites/stings	464	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Overexertion	2002	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Poisoning	1664	30.7	3474	64.1	7	0.1	272	5.0
Struck by/against	1548	68.6	.	.	691	30.6	17	0.8
Suffocation	443	87.5	57	11.3	1	0.2	5	1.0
Other-Spec/Classifiable	2284	94.3	4	0.2	135	5.6	.	.
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	682	52.4	270	20.8	175	13.5	174	13.4
Unspecified	2491	92.9	35	1.3	109	4.1	46	1.7
All	42577	86.1	4600	9.3	1649	3.3	603	1.2