Source adds for drowning or submersion: "Estimate does not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of reliability. Visit estimates are not presented if they are based on fewer than 30 cases in the sample data"
*Different types of transportation injuries, adds to 'All transportation'.
**Includes bites and stings (venomous and nonvenomous), natural or environmental, and other.Â
***Includes child or adult abuse, foreign body, classifiable, and not elsewhere classifiable.
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Share of injury and poisoning ED visits in the U.S. in 2022, by mechanism
In 2022, there were over ** million hospital emergency department visits related to injury, poisoning, and adverse effects in the United States. Roughly a quarter of these were due to falls, and ** percent were due to transportation.
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CDC. (October 3, 2024). Percentage of emergency department (ED) visits related to injury, poisoning, and adverse effect in the United States in 2022, by mechanism [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1476727/share-of-injury-and-poisoning-ed-visits-in-the-us-by-mechanism/
CDC. "Percentage of emergency department (ED) visits related to injury, poisoning, and adverse effect in the United States in 2022, by mechanism." Chart. October 3, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1476727/share-of-injury-and-poisoning-ed-visits-in-the-us-by-mechanism/
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CDC. "Percentage of Emergency Department (Ed) Visits Related to Injury, Poisoning, and Adverse Effect in The United States in 2022, by Mechanism." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Oct 2024, /statistics/1476727/share-of-injury-and-poisoning-ed-visits-in-the-us-by-mechanism/
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Percentage of emergency department (ED) visits related to injury, poisoning, and adverse effect in the United States in 2022, by mechanism [Graph], CDC, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1476727/share-of-injury-and-poisoning-ed-visits-in-the-us-by-mechanism/
