Indicator Profile of Firearm-related Emergency Department Visits
Why Is This Important?
From 1999-2005, firearm-related injuries accounted for over 400 emergency department visits per year in Utah. Of these, 67.2% were due to unintentional firearm injuries, 17.7% were due to assault, 10.1% were due to self-inflicted injuries, 3.1% were undetermined, and 1.9% were due to other causes.For the years 1999-2006, firearms were involved in an average of 213 deaths annually. Of these deaths, 83.0% were due to suicide and 13.7% were due to homicide.
From 1999-2006, firearm-related injuries accounted for approximately 100 hospitalizations per year in Utah. Of these hospitalizations, 37.2% were due to assault, 34.2% were due to unintentional firearm injuries, 22.5% were self-inflicted, 2.8% were undetermined, and 3.2% were due to other causes.
Firearm-related Emergency Department Visits, Urban vs. Other Counties, Utah, 1999-2005
Data Notes
ICD 9: E922, E955, E965.0-E965.4, E968.6, E970, E985.0-E985.4; ICD 10: W32-W34, X72-X74, X93-X95, Y22-Y24, Y35.0. Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population. Urban Counties include Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, and Utah Counties.Data Sources
Emergency Department Encounter Database, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Utah Department of Health;Definition
Number of ED visits for firearm-related injuries per 10,000 Utah residents.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of ED visits for firearm-related injuries (ICD 9: E922, E955, E965.0-E965.4, E968.6, E970, E985.0-E985.4; ICD 10: W32-W34, X72-X74, X93-X95, Y22-Y24, Y35.0). |
| Denominator: | Number of persons in local health district population. |
Page Content Updated On 10/26/07,
Published on 11/01/07
