Leading Causes of All Injury
Deaths, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department† (ED) Visits
Suffolk County, New York Residents, 2005-2007
Deaths
Other
Injuries
20%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the leading cause for injury
related death for Suffolk County residents.
Annually, an average of 164 Suffolk County Residents die due to
traffic related injuries.
o
96 Occupants
o
23 Pedestrians
o
22 Motorcyclists
o
17 Unspecified
o
6 Pedal Cyclists
Traffic
26%
Fall
15%
Poisoning
22%
Suicide
17%
Hospitalizations
Other
Injuries
26%
Fall
49%
Poisoning
5%
SelfInflicted
6%
Traffic
14%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related hospitalizations for Suffolk County residents.
Annually, an average of 1,728 Suffolk County Residents are
hospitalized due to traffic related injuries.
o
1,200 Occupants
o
190 Pedestrians
o
188 Motorcyclists
o
85 Unspecified Persons
o
63 Pedal Cyclists
o
* Other
ED† Visits
Fall
26%
Other
Injuries
35%
Cut /
Pierce
10%
†
Struck By,
Against
16%
Traffic
13%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the third leading cause for
injury related outpatient ED† visits for Suffolk County residents.
Annually, an average of 17,186 Suffolk County Residents are
treated and released from an ED due to traffic related injuries.
o
14,569 Occupants
o
1,240 Unspecified Persons
o
607 Pedestrians
o
490 Motorcyclists
o
272 Pedal Cyclists
o
8 Other
The incidence of ED visits does not include patients that were subsequently admitting into the hospital
*Data based on frequencies less than six not reported
Source: NYSDOH, Bureau of Injury Prevention
SPARCS GEN06MTH 2009
Vital Statistics Death File April 2009