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Nearly 10 million home injuries in the U.S. in 2003 required medical attention (National Safety Council). We're more likely to suffer a disabling injury in the home than in the workplace or on the road combined.
Top 10 Causes of Unintentional Injury Death in the Home, Minnesota, 1998-2002
| Cause |
Number |
Percent |
| Fall |
637 |
52.5 |
| Poisoning |
185 |
15.3 |
| Fire/flame |
120 |
9.9 |
| Suffocation |
112 |
9.2 |
| Drowning |
41 |
3.4 |
| Natural/environmental |
20 |
1.6 |
| Struck by/against |
20 |
1.6 |
| Machinery |
14 |
1.2 |
| Land transport, other |
9 |
0.7 |
| Firearm |
8 |
0.66 |
| Explosion |
8 |
0.66 |
From infancy through age 9, our children are most at risk at home from suffocation, drowning and fire. Poisoning emerges as a leading cause in the mid-teens through the late forties. It remains a leading cause, but is eclipsed by falls at age 50.
Top Three Causes of Unintentional Injury Death in the Home, by Age Group, Minnesota, 1998-2002
| Age Group |
Cause |
Number |
Total from all Causes |
| <1 |
Suffocation
Drowning
Fire/flame |
31
2
1 |
34 |
| 1-4 |
Drowning
Fire/flame
Suffocation |
6
6
5 |
28 |
| 5-9 |
Fire/flame
Suffocation
Drowning |
6
3
2 |
15 |
| 10-14 |
Fire/flame
Suffocation
ATV/Snowmobile, nontraffic |
7
6
2
|
17 |
| 15-19 |
Suffocation
Fire/flame
Poisoning |
5
3
2 |
14 |
| 20-24 |
Poisoning
Fire/flame
Suffocation |
12
5
4 |
31 |
| 25-29 |
Poisoning
Fire/flame
Fall |
9
6
3 |
25 |
| 30-34 |
Poisoning
Suffocation
Fire/flame |
18
8
5 |
46 |
| 35-39 |
Poisoning
Fall
Fire/flame |
24
5
5 |
50 |
| 40-44 |
Poisoning
Fall
Fire/flame |
47
10
8 |
77 |
| 45-49 |
Poisoning
Fall
Fire/flame |
40
14
11 |
80 |
| 50-54 |
Fall
Poisoning
Suffocation |
22
14
7 |
56 |
| 55-59 |
Fall
Suffocation
Poisoning |
11
10
6 |
38 |
| 60-64 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Poisoning |
15
6
2 |
29 |
| 65-69 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Suffocation |
30
11
6 |
54 |
| 70-74 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Poisoning |
62
9
4 |
91 |
| 75-79 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Suffocation |
88
8
5 |
112 |
| 80-84 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Drowning |
109
10
3 |
135 |
| 85+ |
Fall
Fire/flame
Poisoning |
261
4
4 |
281 |
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Unit
Injuries in the home, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/data.html
Additional Pages
Fatal injuries, Minnesota
Non-fatal injuries, Minnesota
All injuries, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5307a1.htm
Traffic injuries, Minnesota
Traffic injuries, U.S.
National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.
DOT, http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCSA
Workplace injuries, Minnesota
Workplace injuries, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, http://www.bls.gov/bls/safety.htm
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/chartbook/
Recreational injuries, Minnesota
Recreational injuries, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/data.html
Minnesota injuries by age
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 1-19
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 20-39
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 40-59
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 60-85+
Minnesota Department of Health:
Ten Leading Causes of Nonfatal Hospitalized Injury by Age Group, Minnesota 1998-2001
Ten Leading Causes of Nonfatal ED-treated Injury by Age Group, Minnesota 1998-2001
Minnesota injuries by gender
Minnesota injuries by costs
Minnesota Department of Health, http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/pub/ed2001/index.cfm (see "Impact")
Minnesota Department of Public Safety, http://www.dps.state.mn.us/ots/crashdata/codes_project.asp
Prevention recommendations
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