TABLE 3

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT: INTENT BY CAUSE

YEAR: 1997 FOR: Wisconsin

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

	INTENT
	Unintentional		Self-inflicted		Assault		Other
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
CAUSE	707	44.4	661	41.5	208	13.0	18	1.1
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	59	96.7	2	3.3	.	.	.	.
Fall	21556	99.8	16	0.1	5	0.0	17	0.1
Hot object/substance	332	97.9	4	1.2	2	0.6	1	0.3
Other: Fire/Flames	254	87.3	32	11.0	3	1.0	2	0.7
Firearm	171	33.9	61	12.1	223	44.2	50	9.9
Machinery	479	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Occupant-traffic	3941	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motorcyclist-traffic	537	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	115	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedestrian-traffic	498	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other - traffic	226	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Unspecified-traffic	43	81.1	9	17.0	1	1.9	.	.
Other pedal cycle	386	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other pedestrian	76	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other transport	958	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	363	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bites/stings	475	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Overexertion	1809	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Poisoning	1759	32.4	3386	62.3	2	0.0	288	5.3
Struck by/against	1407	69.2	.	.	614	30.2	12	0.6
Suffocation	291	86.6	39	11.6	3	0.9	3	0.9
Other-Spec/Classifiable	2632	94.1	4	0.1	157	5.6	5	0.2
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	635	52.9	218	18.2	179	14.9	168	14.0
Unspecified	2402	92.2	32	1.2	107	4.1	63	2.4
All	42111	86.5	4464	9.2	1504	3.1	627	1.3