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Table 2 Cost of Hospital-Treated Nonfatal Injuries in the United States by Mechanism, 2013 (2013 United States $)

From: Incidence and costs of injuries to children and adults in the United States

 

Number

Medical

Work Loss

Quality of Life

Total

Total Cost per Injury

UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES

 Cut/pierce

1,912,149

$3,631,594,141

$4,922,277,919

$28,292,232,329

$36,846,104,389

$19,269

 Drowning/submersion

9762

$167,756,380

$585,909,962

$2,699,855,258

$3,453,521,600

$353,773

 Fall

8,810,752

$64,201,479,065

$72,918,304,289

$505,230,956,245

$642,350,739,599

$72,905

 Fire/flame

80,131

$754,650,203

$728,172,630

$5,538,602,465

$7,021,425,298

$87,625

 Hot object/substance

292,856

$988,725,136

$1,708,949,240

$12,359,395,079

$15,057,069,455

$51,415

 Firearm

35,858

$358,159,858

$703,471,847

$2,983,640,338

$4,045,272,043

$112,815

 Machinery

113,545

$544,119,276

$1,846,062,780

$10,644,611,515

$13,034,793,571

$114,798

 MVT Occupant

2,498,200

$13,763,057,426

$22,257,235,570

$97,781,307,804

$133,801,600,800

$53,559

 MVT Motorcyclist

157,995

$2,736,135,308

$5,580,436,675

$21,245,276,186

$29,561,848,169

$187,106

 MVT Pedal cyclist

53,983

$527,900,384

$1,123,476,662

$5,165,720,968

$6,817,098,014

$126,281

 MVT Pedestrian

137,296

$2,181,788,505

$3,548,142,901

$16,715,035,234

$22,444,966,640

$163,478

 MVT Unspecified

219,970

$1,053,152,143

$1,820,906,676

$9,972,036,013

$12,846,094,832

$58,399

 MVT Other

17,891

$111,877,667

$248,974,328

$1,464,181,060

$1,825,033,055

$102,010

 Pedal cyclist, other

324,071

$1,476,820,932

$3,263,738,075

$20,108,440,875

$24,848,999,882

$76,678

 Pedestrian, other

19,026

$169,750,289

$289,186,145

$1,884,173,134

$2,343,109,568

$123,153

 Transport, other

294,317

$2,358,186,236

$5,066,645,020

$29,023,314,277

$36,448,145,533

$123,840

 Bites and stings

1,234,452

$2,547,309,358

$2,869,717,927

$27,803,209,134

$33,220,236,419

$26,911

 Other natural/environmental

178,925

$1,168,724,588

$1,414,612,181

$6,270,658,638

$8,853,995,407

$49,484

 Overexertion

2,335,656

$6,555,552,120

$10,283,916,364

$65,455,667,267

$82,295,135,751

$35,234

 Poisoning

469,441

$2,957,904,882

$836,596,717

$19,797,098,590

$23,591,600,189

$50,255

 Struck by/against

3,274,620

$8,646,126,741

$14,196,566,363

$142,802,749,122

$165,645,442,226

$50,585

 Suffocation

37,714

$2,035,124,771

$572,859,762

$2,216,460,767

$4,824,445,300

$127,921

 Other spec & classification

1,108,881

$4,457,686,594

$4,606,013,305

$54,204,054,262

$63,267,754,161

$57,055

 Other specified, NEC

679,383

$2,473,750,166

$3,703,018,649

$23,312,983,807

$29,489,752,622

$43,407

 Unspecified

2,116,751

$9,391,792,223

$12,521,017,713

$60,497,266,532

$82,410,076,468

$38,932

SELF-HARM INJURIES

 Cut/pierce

104,661

$555,649,912

$1,526,402,750

$5,323,753,810

$7,405,806,472

$70,760

 Drowning/submersion

265

$3,418,777

$21,334,930

$76,901,789

$101,655,496

$383,493

 Fall

2377

$133,419,753

$216,937,041

$674,562,123

$1,024,918,917

$431,271

 Fire/flame

1561

$47,016,669

$35,395,270

$354,039,886

$436,451,826

$279,685

 Hot object/substance

178

$1,007,084

$2,947,776

$35,191,197

$39,146,057

$220,435

 Firearm

2686

$192,070,049

$336,463,687

$1,240,360,400

$1,768,894,136

$658,446

 MVT Other

823

$19,532,106

$42,591,826

$153,183,991

$215,307,923

$261,588

 Other natural/environmental

123

$2,690,121

$4,270,614

$13,651,834

$20,612,569

$167,359

 Poisoning

279,444

$2,061,419,009

$799,796,068

$9,522,661,850

$12,383,876,927

$44,316

 Suffocation

9076

$123,411,128

$873,402,854

$2,603,923,204

$3,600,737,186

$396,752

 Other specified & classifiable

1875

$73,774,938

$172,400,608

$544,485,818

$790,661,364

$421,619

 Other specified, NEC

27,623

$175,461,682

$411,227,781

$1,413,948,899

$2,000,638,362

$72,426

 Unspecified

7271

$34,820,468

$79,108,294

$270,489,268

$384,418,030

$52,869

ASSAULT

 Cut/pierce

73,932

$491,701,003

$1,138,106,551

$5,476,377,890

$7,106,185,444

$96,118

 Drowning/submersion

69

$642,802

$1,964,335

$7,164,047

$9,771,184

$141,881

 Fall

1646

$12,022,160

$37,569,063

$169,630,025

$219,221,249

$133,196

 Fire/flame

595

$3,858,466

$9,261,217

$69,978,211

$83,097,894

$139,678

 Hot object/substance

1962

$15,993,005

$17,535,750

$153,556,467

$187,085,222

$95,368

 Firearm

30,131

$927,098,739

$1,530,254,784

$6,968,840,319

$9,426,193,842

$312,844

 MVT Occupant

1660

$6,798,022

$12,494,180

$130,515,813

$149,808,015

$90,225

 Poisoning

1761

$7,901,485

$2,498,250

$92,294,308

$102,694,043

$58,317

 Struck by/against

611,218

$2,512,923,350

$6,795,903,883

$56,416,139,291

$65,724,966,524

$107,531

 Suffocation

3006

$10,208,810

$27,416,530

$127,393,050

$165,018,390

$54,888

 Other specified & classifiable

119,372

$604,801,671

$1,005,672,954

$7,496,925,042

$9,107,399,667

$76,294

 Other specified, NEC

165,835

$571,842,316

$1,014,664,619

$11,060,805,689

$12,647,312,624

$76,265

 Unspecified

169,769

$879,584,274

$2,260,749,692

$17,139,072,436

$20,279,406,402

$119,453

UNDETERMINED INTENT

 Cut/pierce

3731

$13,136,329

$31,468,294

$124,000,521

$168,605,144

$45,196

 Drowning/submersion

233

$912,250

$8,301,876

$31,576,211

$40,790,337

$175,358

 Fall

3950

$39,802,960

$99,196,652

$333,040,805

$472,040,417

$119,510

 Fire/flame

2913

$15,518,883

$31,234,477

$242,655,585

$289,408,944

$99,345

 Hot object/substance

595

$3,699,041

$7,221,322

$73,345,138

$84,265,501

$141,740

 Firearm

4014

$74,095,787

$129,846,857

$546,583,710

$750,526,354

$186,991

 MVT Other

459

$3,147,206

$6,780,905

$29,228,290

$39,156,401

$85,342

 Other natural/environmental

2703

$58,901,837

$45,949,242

$145,873,538

$250,724,617

$92,761

 Poisoning

126,707

$892,799,765

$326,704,590

$5,843,044,484

$7,062,548,839

$55,739

 Suffocation

267

$1,684,991

$9,729,591

$19,947,053

$31,361,635

$117,601

 Other specified & classifiable

463

$4,000,582

$9,817,663

$43,121,482

$56,939,727

$122,885

 Other specified, NEC

14,025

$64,785,622

$98,439,086

$539,613,549

$702,838,257

$50,114

 Unspecified

76,146

$313,398,577

$320,997,827

$2,566,738,535

$3,201,134,939

$42,039

LEGAL INTERVENTIONa

 Cut/pierce

1449

$3,102,948

$6,635,734

$22,866,321

$32,605,003

$22,502

 Firearm

1383

$41,617,599

$57,218,311

$234,236,902

$333,072,812

$240,832

 Poisoning

349

$645,957

$336,617

$13,470,021

$14,452,595

$41,469

 Struck by/against

41,824

$127,374,328

$266,063,345

$1,325,708,220

$1,719,145,893

$41,104

 Other specified & classifiable

1174

$9,406,164

$8,221,940

$41,502,028

$59,130,132

$50,375

 Other specified, NEC

121

$1,064,568

$2,915,549

$9,994,667

$13,974,784

$115,142

 Unspecified

6937

$20,238,437

$42,810,948

$214,315,994

$277,365,380

$39,984

UNSPECIFIED INTENT

 Drowning/submersion

443

$27,326,952

$54,731,485

$204,710,316

$286,768,754

$646,970

 Other natural/environmental

49,694

$686,083,672

$522,349,852

$2,757,831,073

$3,966,264,597

$79,814

 Poisoning

81,013

$677,091,885

$163,997,422

$4,002,093,054

$4,843,182,361

$59,783

 Suffocation

28,327

$1,760,326,274

$379,312,268

$1,302,485,774

$3,442,124,316

$121,514

 Other specified & classifiable

57,020

$351,856,081

$246,844,436

$698,824,829

$1,297,525,346

$22,756

Unspecified

2,499,592

$18,048,042,991

$24,246,394,615

$139,111,309,043

$181,405,746,649

$72,574

  1. MVT Motor vehicle traffic
  2. NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
  3. *Deaths due to injuries inflicted by police or other law enforcement agents