National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments, United States, 2004–2005 Adrian H. Flores, BA, Tadesse Haileyesus,

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National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments, United States, 2004–2005 Adrian H. Flores, BA, Tadesse Haileyesus, MS, Arlene I. Greenspan, DrPH, MPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 91-98 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-OR-152.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Distribution of National Electronic Injury Surveillance System–All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) hospitals. Note: Hospital size based on number of emergency department (ED) visits per year: small, 1 to 16 830 visits; medium, 16 831 to 28 150 visits; large, 28 151 to 41 130 visits; very large, 41 131+ visits; children's hospitals, various. Abbreviations: NH indicates New Hampshire; MA, Massachusetts; CT, Connecticut; NY, New York; NJ, New Jersey; MD, Maryland; PR, Puerto Rico; and CPSC, Consumer Product Safety Commission. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 91-98DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-152.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 *Other includes pedal cyclist (3.5%), cut/pierce (2.6%), nature/environment (0.4%), drowning/near-drowning (0.1%), motor vehicle occupant (0.03%), pedestrian (0.1%), other transport (7.7%), fire/burn (0.1%), poisoning (0.02%), foreign body (0.1%), dog bite (0.1%), other bite/sting (0.5%), other specified (0.8%), and unspecified and unknown (7.8%). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 91-98DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-152.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions