| Injuries caused by legal interventiona no. (%) | Injuries caused by general assaultsb no. (%) |
---|---|---|
Age in years | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â |
 Male | 760 (91.0) | 715 (85.5) |
Payor information | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â |
 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) |