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Rate of ED visits due to TBI in the United States 2007 and 2013, by injury cause

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits due to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. in 2007 and 2013, by injury cause (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the rate of emergency department (ED) visits due to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the United States in 2007 and 2013, by injury cause, per 100,000 population. During 2013, the rate of ED visits due to traumatic brain injuries caused by unintentional motor-vehicle crashes was 99.5 per 100,000 population, whereas in 2007 it was 83.8. Unintentional falls were the leading cause of TBI-related ED visits in both years.

Unintentional motor-vehicle crashes	83.8	99.5
Unintentional falls§	222.6	366.5
Unintentionally struck by or against an object	90.3	139.8
Other unintentional injury, mechanism unspecified¶	42.7	54
Intentional self-harm	0.4	0.7
Assault or homicide	56.8	68.2
Other or no mechanism specified	37.8	58.3

Rate of ED visits due to TBI in the United States 2007 and 2013, by injury cause

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