Leading Causes of All Injury
Deaths, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department† (ED) Visits
Orange County, New York Residents, 2005-2007
Deaths
Other
Injuries
24%
Traffic
31%
Fall
9%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the leading cause for injury related
death for Orange County residents.
Annually, 41 Orange County Residents die due to traffic related injuries.
o 22 Occupants
o
8 Unspecified Persons
o
5 Pedestrians
o
5 Motorcyclists
Suicide
19%
Poison
17%
Hospitalizations
Other
Injuries
24%
Fall
46%
SelfInflicted
8%
Not
Specified
9%
Traffic
13%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related hospitalizations for Orange County residents.
Annually, 341 Orange County Residents are hospitalized due to
traffic related injuries.
o 230 Occupants
o
45 Motorcyclists
o
30 Unspecified Persons
o
26 Pedestrians
o
10 Pedal Cyclists
ED† Visits
Falls
27%
Other
Injuries
36%
Overexertion
11%
†
Struck By,
Against
14%
Traffic
12%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the third leading cause for
injury related outpatient ED† visits for Orange County
residents.
Annually, 4,090 Orange County Residents are treated and
released from an ED due to traffic related injuries.
o 3,543 occupants
o
235 unspecified persons
o
171 pedestrians
o
108 motorcyclists
o
33 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