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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce emergency department visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries — IVP‑04

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
7,338.7 emergency department visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries per 100,000 population (2022)

Target:
7,097.8 per 100,000 1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
8,620.6 emergency department visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2017

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Reduce emergency department visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries

Target-Setting Method
Minimal statistical significance

Data Sources:  National Electronic Injury Surveillance System - All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census

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Summary

Every year in the United States, millions of people go to the emergency department for unintentional injuries. Strategies to prevent specific types of nonfatal unintentional injuries — like falls, traumatic brain injuries, and motor vehicle crashes — can reduce emergency department visits.

Topics:  Injury Prevention, Hospital and Emergency Services

Workgroup: Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.