TABLE 1

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT - SAFE KIDS COALITION REPORT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT: DETAILED CAUSE OF INJURY

YEAR: 2000 AGES 0-18 ONLY FOR:

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

Max Severity is the Highest Abbreviated Injury Score for any body region

	Injured Persons		Total Charges	Total Charges	Length of Stay	Length of Stay	Severity
	#	%	Average	Total	Average	Total	Average
Detailed Injury Group	309	5.8	6486	2004240	5.4	1674	1.3
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	22	0.4	17731	390075	7.3	161	0.0
Fall	857	16.2	7192	6163598	3.0	2606	2.2
Hot object/substance	128	2.4	15107	1933688	5.6	711	1.3
Other: Fire/Flames	57	1.1	22486	1281715	7.9	450	1.1
Firearm	86	1.6	22122	1902512	5.3	457	2.5
Machinery	40	0.8	27259	1090344	5.7	229	2.1
Occupant-traffic	599	11.3	18345	10988526	5.7	3392	2.5
Motorcyclist-traffic	27	0.5	14865	401362	3.6	98	2.9
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	41	0.8	10962	449452	3.6	149	2.6
Pedestrian-traffic	107	2.0	18614	1991717	6.8	725	2.7
Other - traffic	19	0.4	16612	315620	15.2	289	1.8
Unspecified-traffic	16	0.3	22559	360942	6.4	102	3.1
Other pedal cycle	185	3.5	7594	1404924	2.5	462	2.4
Other pedestrian	19	0.4	6654	126418	3.1	59	2.1
Other transport	199	3.8	12319	2451475	3.8	751	2.5
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	45	0.9	7690	346051	3.8	169	0.7
Bites/stings	113	2.1	5859	662024	5.4	613	0.8
Overexertion	101	1.9	9432	952597	5.4	548	1.8
Poisoning	1051	19.9	5098	5358446	2.8	2955	0.1
Struck by/against	425	8.0	9113	3873029	5.6	2375	2.0
Suffocation	57	1.1	8423	480115	3.3	186	0.1
Other-Spec/Classifiable	363	6.9	14191	5151360	6.1	2220	1.0
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	229	4.3	13267	3038054	11.6	2661	0.4
Unspecified	195	3.7	7734	1508095	4.0	783	1.4
All	5290	100.0	10326	54626379	4.7	24825	1.5