{"id":34,"date":"2006-08-03T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-03T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicobandido.com\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2006-08-03T11:14:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-03T19:14:00","slug":"deaths-from-injury-in-usa-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicobandido.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/deaths-from-injury-in-usa-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaths from injury in USA 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Safety Council<\/a> published a report showing the odds of dying by various types of injury in the USA in 2002. I have sorted it by the number of deaths for each type of injury and excluded the odds columns for ease of viewing. Note the deaths from being bitten or struck by a dog, almost at the bottom (18).

Source: National Safety Council http:\/\/www.nsc.org\/lrs\/statinfo\/odds.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Data below is for 2002. NSC’s current page shows data for 2003.<\/p>\n

 Deaths   Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

164,112   Total Deaths by Injury<\/strong><\/p>\n

  17,108   Intentional Self-Harm – Intentional self-harm by firearm<\/p>\n

  16,337   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Car occupant<\/p>\n

  14,128   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Other land transport accidents<\/p>\n

  11,829   Assault – Assault by firearm<\/p>\n

   8,264   Unintentional Injuries – Narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] n.e.c.<\/p>\n

   7,889   Unintentional Falls – Other and unspecified fall<\/p>\n

   7,596   Unintentional Injuries – Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors and sequelae<\/p>\n

   6,884   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biologicals<\/p>\n

   6,462   Intentional Self-Harm – Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation<\/p>\n

   6,091   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Pedestrian<\/p>\n

   5,486   Intentional Self-Harm – Intentional self-poisoning<\/p>\n

   4,286   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of pick-up truck or van<\/p>\n

   3,735   Assault – Other and unspecified means and sequelae<\/p>\n

   3,610   Unintentional Falls – Other fall on same level<\/p>\n

   3,336   Undetermined Intent – Poisoning<\/p>\n

   3,215   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Motorcycle rider<\/p>\n

   2,940   Unintentional Injuries – Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract<\/p>\n

   2,843   Complications of medical and surgical care and sequelae<\/p>\n

   2,599   Intentional Self-Harm – Other and unspecified means and sequelae<\/p>\n

   2,533   Unintentional Injuries – Uncontrolled fire in building or structure<\/p>\n

   2,074   Assault – Assault by sharp object<\/p>\n

   1,598   Unintentional Falls – Fall on and from stairs and steps<\/p>\n

   1,325   Unintentional Injuries – Drowning and submersion while in or falling into natural water<\/p>\n

   1,134   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified drowning and submersion<\/p>\n

   1,024   Unintentional Injuries – Antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism, and psychotropic drugs n.e.c.<\/p>\n

     864   Unintentional Injuries – Struck by or striking against object<\/p>\n

     819   Unintentional Injuries – Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract<\/p>\n

     785   Unintentional Falls – Fall involving bed, chair, other furniture<\/p>\n

     776   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle<\/p>\n

     767   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Pedalcyclist<\/p>\n

     766   Unintentional Falls – Other fall from one level to another<\/p>\n

     762   Unintentional Injuries – Firearms discharge<\/p>\n

     691   Unintentional Injuries – Gases and vapours<\/p>\n

     657   Undetermined Intent – Other and unspecified means and sequelae<\/p>\n

     653   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Air and space transport accidents<\/p>\n

     652   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with machinery<\/p>\n

     646   Unintentional Falls – Fall on same level from slipping, tripping, and stumbling<\/p>\n

     646   Unintentional Injuries – Exposure to excessive natural cold<\/p>\n

     636   Unintentional Injuries – Drowning and submersion while in or falling into swimming-pool<\/p>\n

     618   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Unspecified transport accident<\/p>\n

     557   Unintentional Falls – Fall from out of or through building or structure<\/p>\n

     509   Unintentional Injuries – Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed<\/p>\n

     507   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified threats to breathing<\/p>\n

     456   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of heavy transport vehicle<\/p>\n

     413   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Drowning,<\/p>\n

     406   Unintentional Falls – Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding<\/p>\n

     369   Unintentional Injuries – Inhalation of gastric contents<\/p>\n

     355   Unintentional Injuries – Alcohol<\/p>\n

     352   Unintentional Injuries – Drowning and submersion while in or falling into bath-tub<\/p>\n

     350   Unintentional Injuries – Exposure to excessive natural heat<\/p>\n

     322   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified electric current<\/p>\n

     320   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified smoke fire and flames<\/p>\n

     300   Legal Intervention – Firearm discharge<\/p>\n

     297   Unintentional Injuries – Other accidental hanging and strangulation<\/p>\n

     259   Undetermined Intent – Drowning and submersion<\/p>\n

     243   Undetermined Intent – Firearm discharge<\/p>\n

     222   Unintentional Injuries – Nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics<\/p>\n

     204   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Other water transport accidents<\/p>\n

     149   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of special agricultural vehicle<\/p>\n

     137   Unintentional Injuries – Explosion of other materials<\/p>\n

     133   Undetermined Intent – Hanging, strangulation, and suffocation<\/p>\n

     128   Unintentional Injuries – Overexertion, travel and privation<\/p>\n

     118   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Animal rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle<\/p>\n

     115   Unintentional Injuries – Caught between objects<\/p>\n

     110   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances<\/p>\n

     109   Unintentional Injuries – Electric transmission lines<\/p>\n

     105   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with sharp objects<\/p>\n

     104   Unintentional Injuries – Ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel<\/p>\n

     103   Undetermined Intent – Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place<\/p>\n

      99   Undetermined Intent – Exposure to smoke, fire, and flames<\/p>\n

      75   Unintentional Injuries – Bitten or struck by other mammals,<\/p>\n

      71   Unintentional Injuries – Ignition of highly flammable material<\/p>\n

      67   Legal Intervention – Legal execution<\/p>\n

      66   Unintentional Injuries – Lightning<\/p>\n

      63   Unintentional Injuries – Cataclysmic storm<\/p>\n

      62   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified heat and hot substances<\/p>\n

      57   Unintentional Injuries – Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances<\/p>\n

      54   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with hornets, wasps and bees<\/p>\n

      54   Unintentional Injuries – Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature<\/p>\n

      53   Unintentional Injuries – Uncontrolled fire not in building or structure<\/p>\n

      43   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Bus occupant<\/p>\n

      40   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with hot tap-water<\/p>\n

      37   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified inanimate mechanical forces<\/p>\n

      35   Unintentional Injuries – Controlled fire in building or structure<\/p>\n

      32   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of special construction vehicle<\/p>\n

      31   Unintentional Injuries – Earthquake and other earth movements<\/p>\n

      30   Unintentional Injuries – Controlled fire not in building or structure<\/p>\n

      28   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle<\/p>\n

      27   Unintentional Injuries – Explosion and rupture of pressurized devices<\/p>\n

      26   Unintentional Injuries – Struck by or against another person<\/p>\n

      23   Unintentional Injuries – Foreign body entering through skin or natural orifice<\/p>\n

      21   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle<\/p>\n

      20   Operations of war and sequelae<\/p>\n

      19   Unintentional Injuries – Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment<\/p>\n

      18   Unintentional Injuries – Bitten or struck by dog<\/strong><\/p>\n

      17   Legal Intervention – Other and unspecified means and sequelae<\/p>\n

      15   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of special industrial vehicle<\/p>\n

      13   Unintentional Injuries – Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other arthropods<\/p>\n

      13   Unintentional Injuries – High and low air pressure and changes in air pressure<\/p>\n

      13   Unintentional Injuries – Ignition or melting of nightwear<\/p>\n

      12   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified animate mechanical forces<\/p>\n

      12   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Other specified transport accidents<\/p>\n

      10   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with venomous spiders<\/p>\n

      10   Unintentional Injuries – Excessive heat or cold of man-made origin<\/p>\n

       9   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with other and unspecified venomous animal or plant<\/p>\n

       9   Unintentional Injuries – Flood<\/p>\n

       5   Unintentional Injuries – Fireworks discharge<\/p>\n

       4   Unintentional Transport Accidents – Occupant of streetcar<\/p>\n

       3   Unintentional Injuries – Contact with venomous snakes and lizards<\/p>\n

       0   Unintentional Injuries – Bitten or crushed by other reptiles<\/p>\n

       0   Unintentional Injuries – Other and unspecified man-made environmental factors<\/p>\n

       0   Unintentional Injuries – Radiation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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