Citation

Davis D, Cairns C. NCHS Data Brief 2023; (466): 1-8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, United States National Center for Health Statistics)

DOI

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PMID

37093616

Abstract

For 2019-2020, an average of 3.8 million emergency department (ED) visits for motor vehicle crash injuries occurred annually (1,2). Most injuries from motor vehicle crashes (90.4%) are unintentional and occur among vehicle occupants, and these types of injuries are a leading cause of all injury in the United States (1-3). This report presents ED visit rates for injuries related to all types of motor vehicle crashes by age, race and ethnicity, health insurance status, and region. Data for this report are from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), an annual nationally representative survey of nonfederal, general, and short-stay hospitals (1,2).

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; United States; Motor Vehicles; *Accidents, Traffic; Emergency Service, Hospital; *Wounds and Injuries; Health Care Surveys