Leading Causes of All Injury
Deaths, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department† (ED) Visits
Queens County, New York Residents, 2005-2007
Deaths
Fall
24%
Other
Injuries
26%
Homicide
14%
Suicide
19%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the third leading cause for
injury related death for Queens County residents.
Annually, 116 Queens County Residents die due to traffic related
injuries.
o
49 Pedestrians
o
35 Unspecified Persons
o
19 Occupants
o
12 Motorcyclists
o
* Pedal Cyclists
Traffic
17%
Hospitalizations
Other
Injuries
26%
Fall
50%
Assault
8%
Not
Specified
5%
Traffic
11%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related hospitalizations for Queens County residents.
Annually, 1,704 Queens County Residents are hospitalized due to
traffic related injuries.
o
799 Occupants
o
593 Pedestrians
o
159 Motorcyclists
o
80 Unspecified Persons
o
72 Pedal Cyclists
o
* Other Specified Persons
ED† Visits
Fall
28%
Other
39%
Traffic
13%
Cut /
Pierce
8%
†
Struck By,
Against
12%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related outpatient ED† visits for Queens County residents.
Annually, 14,695 Queens County Residents are treated and
released from an ED due to traffic related injuries.
o
11,490 Occupants
o
1,795 Pedestrians
o
789 Unspecified Persons
o
312 Pedal Cyclists
o
297 Motorcyclists
o
12 Other Specified Persons
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