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Table 1 Demographics, injury characteristics, and health indicators

From: Risk factors associated with legal interventions

 

Injuries caused by legal interventiona no. (%)

Injuries caused by general assaultsb no. (%)

Age in years

  

 0–14

14 (1.7)

41 (4.9)

 15–24

207 (24.8)

307 (36.7)

 25–34

229 (27.4)

203 (24.3)

 35–44

190 (22.7)

141 (16.9)

 45–54

133 (15.9)

100 (11.9)

  > = 55

63 (7.5)

44 (5.3)

Gender

  

 Male

760 (91.0)

715 (85.5)

Payor information

  

 Government insurance

186 (22.3)

188 (22.5)

 Private insurance

248 (29.7)

214 (25.6)

 Self-pay

402 (48.1)

434 (51.9)

 Any psychiatric condition

324 (38.7)

178 (21.3)

 Alcoholism

126 (15.1)

79 (9.5)

 Drug Abuse/Dependence

110 (13.2)

64 (7.7)

 Depression

30 (3.6)

11 (1.3)

 Schizophrenia

41 (4.9)

5 (0.6)

 Any mental retardation

3 (0.4)

2 (0.2)

Disorders of the central nervous system

33 (3.9)

14 (1.7)

 Paralytic syndromesc

29 (3.5)

11 (1.3)

 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

4 (<1 %)

3 (<1 %)

Cause of injury

  

 Assault by gas

6 (0.7)

0 (0)

 Cutting and piercing instrument

11 (1.3)

140 (17.7)

 Firearms

229 (27.3)

219 (26.1)

 Human bite

1 (0.1)

8 (1.0)

 Man Handled or blow

334 (40.0)

17 (2.0)

 Struck by blunt or thrown object

102 (12.3)

121 (14.5)

 Unarmed fight or brawl

2 (0.3)

167 (19.9)

 Unspecified

103 (12.3)

97 (11.6)

 Other

53 (6.3)

67 (8.4)

 Total

836 (100.0)

836 (100.0)

  1. aInjuries caused through legal intervention actions; ICD-9 Ecodes 970–978
  2. bInjuries caused through assaults, not including child abuse (E967); ICD-9 Ecodes 960–969
  3. cParalysis includes quadriplegia, quadriparesis, paralegia, diplegia of upper limbs, monoplegia of lower limb, and cauda equine syndrome; ICD-9 Ncodes 344–344.9