TABLE 3

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT - SAFE KIDS COALITION REPORT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT CAUSE BY AGE GROUP

YEAR: 2000 AGES 0-18 ONLY FOR:

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

	Kids Age Group
	0-4		5-9		10-14		15-18
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Detailed Injury Group	27	2.4	25	3.6	74	7.2	183	7.5
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	13	1.1	5	0.7	1	0.1	3	0.1
Fall	274	24.0	236	34.3	164	15.9	183	7.5
Hot object/substance	106	9.3	8	1.2	4	0.4	10	0.4
Other: Fire/Flames	16	1.4	12	1.7	12	1.2	17	0.7
Firearm	1	0.1	4	0.6	12	1.2	69	2.8
Machinery	9	0.8	4	0.6	10	1.0	17	0.7
Occupant-traffic	34	3.0	55	8.0	65	6.3	445	18.3
Motorcyclist-traffic	.	.	1	0.1	4	0.4	22	0.9
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	2	0.2	10	1.5	18	1.7	11	0.5
Pedestrian-traffic	24	2.1	33	4.8	23	2.2	27	1.1
Other - traffic	.	.	.	.	1	0.1	18	0.7
Unspecified-traffic	.	.	2	0.3	2	0.2	12	0.5
Other pedal cycle	9	0.8	63	9.2	80	7.8	33	1.4
Other pedestrian	6	0.5	5	0.7	3	0.3	5	0.2
Other transport	6	0.5	21	3.1	75	7.3	97	4.0
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	14	1.2	8	1.2	9	0.9	14	0.6
Bites/stings	51	4.5	29	4.2	17	1.7	16	0.7
Overexertion	5	0.4	3	0.4	23	2.2	70	2.9
Poisoning	218	19.1	26	3.8	169	16.4	638	26.3
Struck by/against	55	4.8	57	8.3	113	11.0	200	8.2
Suffocation	36	3.1	3	0.4	5	0.5	13	0.5
Other-Spec/Classifiable	139	12.2	44	6.4	53	5.1	127	5.2
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	40	3.5	18	2.6	59	5.7	112	4.6
Unspecified	59	5.2	16	2.3	34	3.3	86	3.5
All	1144	100.0	688	100.0	1030	100.0	2428	100.0