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Nearly 40,000 unintentional-injury deaths and 9 million disabling injuries occurred in the home in 2004 (most current data available, National Safety Council.) More people are disabled (one full day or more) from injuries in the home than from workplace and traffic incidents combined.
Top 10 Causes of Unintentional Injury Death in the Home, 2001-2005
| Cause |
Number |
Percent |
| Fall |
1,143 |
55.8 |
| Poisoning |
442 |
21.6 |
| Suffocation |
173 |
8.4 |
| Fire/flame |
138 |
6.7 |
| Drowning |
43 |
2.1 |
| Natural/environmental |
38 |
1.9 |
| Struck by/against |
26 |
1.3 |
| Machinery |
13 |
.6 |
| Firearm |
12 |
.6 |
| Explosion |
12 |
.6 |
| Late effects of causes other than transport and fall |
10 |
.5 |
From infancy through age 9, our children are most at risk at home from suffocation,
drowning, fires and falls. Poisoning emerges as a leading cause in the mid-teens through the mid-50s.
It remains a leading cause, but is eclipsed by falls after age 55.
Top Three Causes of Unintentional Injury Death in the Home by Age Group, 2001-2005
| Age Group |
Cause |
Number |
Total from all Causes |
| <1 |
Suffocation
Drowning
Fall |
66
2
2 |
71 |
| 1-4 |
Suffocation
Fire/flame
Drowning |
10
8
6 |
38 |
| 5-9 |
Fire/flame
Drowning
Fall |
6
4
3 |
16 |
| 10-14 |
Fire/flame
Firearm
Poisoning |
9
2
2 |
19 |
| 15-19 |
Poisoning
Fire/flame
Fall |
10
3
2 |
16 |
| 20-24 |
Poisoning
Drowning
Fire/flame |
31
5
4 |
55 |
| 25-29 |
Poisoning
Suffocation
Fire/flame |
33
9
5 |
56 |
| 30-34 |
Poisoning
Suffocation
Fire/flame |
36
6
2 |
51 |
| 35-39 |
Poisoning
Fire/flame
Suffocation |
59
11
8 |
95 |
| 40-44 |
Poisoning
Fall
Fire/flame |
70
19
8 |
123 |
| 45-49 |
Poisoning
Fall
Fire/flame |
90
22
10 |
145 |
| 50-54 |
Poisoning
Fall
Fire/flame |
60
27
18 |
124 |
| 55-59 |
Fall
Poisoning
Suffocation |
27
23
12 |
78 |
| 60-64 |
Fall
Poisoning
Fire/flame |
24
12
8 |
51 |
| 65-69 |
Fall
Suffocation
Fire/flame
|
45
7
6 |
71 |
| 70-74 |
Fall
Machinery
Fire/flame |
82
6
4 |
113 |
| 75-79 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Natural/environmental |
141
8
6 |
174 |
| 80-84 |
Fall
Fire/flame
Natural/environmental |
229
7
6 |
254 |
| 85+ |
Fall
Fire/flame
Suffocation |
505
15
10 |
551 |
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
All injuries, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/duip.htm
Traffic injuries, Minnesota
Traffic injuries, U.S.
National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.
DOT, http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/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:
Emergency Department-treated Traumatic Brain Injury, Minnesota 1998 - 2003 (PDF, 708 KB, 28 pages)
Nonfatal Hospitalized Traumatic Brain Injury, Minnesota 1998 - 2003 (PDF, 241 KB, 28 pages)
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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