U.S. Emergency Department Nonfatal Injury Surveillance 2023

National incidence estimates for approximately 700,000 nonfatal injury and poisoning cases treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2023. It is collected from a stratified probability sample of hospitals and includes variables such as age, principal diagnosis, body part affected, and injury intent. The data is managed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of principal diagnosis and primary body part affected to identify common injury patterns across different age groups.
• Monitor trends in injury intent (e.g., unintentional, assault, self-harm) and external cause (e.g., falls, motor vehicle) over time using the coded ICD-10-CM categories.
• Investigate the relationship between consumer products involved and patient disposition at ED discharge (e.g., hospitalized, treated and released) for product safety assessments.
• Estimate the incidence of work-related injuries by cross-referencing the work-relatedness flag with the locale where the injury occurred.

Strengths

• Approximately 700,000 cases annually, providing a substantial sample for national estimates.
• Data is collected from a stratified probability sample of U.S. hospitals, designed to be nationally representative.
• Includes detailed case variables such as injury narrative, ICD-10-CM coded external cause, and intent, supporting multifaceted analysis.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable in the input, complicating preliminary assessment of data structure.
• The input does not specify the exact number of rows or columns for the 2023 archival version.
• As an annual public use file, the data may have a lag between collection and public release.

Provenance

Source

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Collection Method

Data obtained from a national stratified probability sample of U.S. hospitals with emergency departments.

Time Range

January through December 2023.

Freshness

Annual public release; the archival version covers January through December 2023.

Geography

United States and its territories.