TABLE 3

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT: INTENT BY CAUSE

YEAR: 1998 FOR: WISCONSIN

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

	INTENT
	Unintentional		Self-inflicted		Assault		Other
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
CAUSE	691	46.2	624	41.7	159	10.6	22	1.5
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	63	95.5	2	3.0	1	1.5	.	.
Fall	20683	99.9	7	0.0	4	0.0	13	0.1
Hot object/substance	339	96.6	3	0.9	8	2.3	1	0.3
Other: Fire/Flames	249	85.3	29	9.9	10	3.4	4	1.4
Firearm	134	27.2	57	11.6	262	53.3	39	7.9
Machinery	476	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Occupant-traffic	3809	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motorcyclist-traffic	612	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	124	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedestrian-traffic	446	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other - traffic	228	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Unspecified-traffic	47	68.1	15	21.7	5	7.2	2	2.9
Other pedal cycle	404	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other pedestrian	61	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other transport	930	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	394	98.5	5	1.3	.	.	1	0.3
Bites/stings	463	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Overexertion	1610	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Poisoning	1611	32.1	3146	62.6	2	0.0	263	5.2
Struck by/against	1415	71.3	.	.	554	27.9	15	0.8
Suffocation	305	87.9	41	11.8	1	0.3	.	.
Other-Spec/Classifiable	2817	95.6	2	0.1	127	4.3	.	.
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	697	53.8	220	17.0	229	17.7	149	11.5
Unspecified	2471	91.6	43	1.6	101	3.7	82	3.0
Medical care	.	.	.	.	.	.	9932	100.0
Drugs	.	.	.	.	.	.	22092	100.0
All	41079	51.8	4194	5.3	1463	1.8	32615	41.1