TABLE 3

WISCONSIN CODES PROJECT

HOSPITAL E-CODE REPORT: INTENT BY CAUSE

YEAR: 2000 LOCALE: ENTIRE STATE

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

	INTENT
	Unintentional		Self-inflicted		Assault		Other
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
CAUSE	588	40.4	694	47.6	156	10.7	19	1.3
Cut/pierce
Drown/submersion	40	95.2	1	2.4	.	.	1	2.4
Fall	20706	99.8	23	0.1	1	0.0	14	0.1
Hot object/substance	344	96.1	6	1.7	5	1.4	3	0.8
Other: Fire/Flames	225	83.6	33	12.3	5	1.9	6	2.2
Firearm	100	24.2	46	11.1	225	54.3	43	10.4
Machinery	467	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Occupant-traffic	3606	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Motorcyclist-traffic	604	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedal Cyclist-traffic	106	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedestrian-traffic	364	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other - traffic	231	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Unspecified-traffic	35	74.5	8	17.0	4	8.5	.	.
Other pedal cycle	375	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other pedestrian	58	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other transport	967	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Natural/Environm,excl bite/sting	358	98.1	3	0.8	.	.	4	1.1
Bites/stings	454	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Overexertion	1351	100.0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Poisoning	1653	31.1	3385	63.6	2	0.0	283	5.3
Struck by/against	1245	70.3	.	.	509	28.8	16	0.9
Suffocation	315	86.8	43	11.8	.	.	5	1.4
Other-Spec/Classifiable	2835	95.7	2	0.1	122	4.1	4	0.1
Other-Spec/Not Classifiable	691	50.1	338	24.5	218	15.8	132	9.6
Unspecified	2635	94.1	41	1.5	87	3.1	37	1.3
All	40353	86.1	4623	9.9	1334	2.8	567	1.2