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15-30. | |
Reduce hospital emergency department visits for nonfatal dog bite injuries. |
National Data Source
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS.
State Data Source
Not identified.
Healthy People 2000 Objective
Not applicable.
Measure
Rate per 100,000 population (age adjusted—see Comments).
Baseline
151.4 (1997).
Numerator
Number of emergency room visits for dog bite injuries (first-listed ICD-9-CM codes E906.0).
Denominator
Number of persons.
Population Targeted
U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population.
Questions Used To Obtain the National Data
From the 1997–98 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey:
Ø Cause
of injury. Describe events that preceded injury (e.g., reaction to
penicillin, wasp sting, driver in motor vehicle traffic accident involving
collision with parked vehicle, shot with a handgun during a brawl, etc.)
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Expected Periodicity
Annual.
Comments
Data are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted percents are weighted sums of age-specific percents. For a discussion of age adjustment see Part A, section 5.