Leading Causes of All Injury
Deaths, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department† (ED) Visits
Orleans County, New York Residents, 2005-2007
Deaths
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related death for Orleans County residents.
Annually, an average of 5 Orleans County Residents die due to
traffic related injuries.
o
4 Unspecified
o
* Occupants
o
* Motorcyclists
Suicide
24%
Other
29%
Traffic
22%
Poisoning
12%
Fall
13%
Hospitalizations
Other
28%
Fall
46%
Not
Specified
7%
SelfInflicted
7%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related hospitalizations for Orleans County residents.
Annually, an average of 39 Orleans County Residents are
hospitalized due to traffic related injuries.
o
28 Occupants
o
4 Motorcyclists
o
3 Pedestrians
o
3 Unspecified
o
* Pedal Cyclists
Traffic
12%
ED† Visits
Fall
26%
Other
29%
Traffic
7%
Overexertion
10%
†
Cut /
Pierce
12%
Struck
by,
Against
16%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are a leading cause for injury
related outpatient ED† visits for Orleans County residents.
Annually, an average 315 Orleans County Residents are treated
and released from an ED due to traffic related injuries.
o
281 Occupants
o
11 Pedestrians
o
11 Motorcyclists
o
10 Unspecified
o
2 Pedal Cyclists
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