Leading Causes of All Injury
Deaths, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department† (ED) Visits
Monroe County, New York Residents, 2005-2007
Deaths
Fall
19%
Other
28%
Suicide
18%
Homicide
17%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the third leading cause for
injury related death for Monroe County residents.
Annually, 58 Monroe County Residents die due to traffic related
injuries.
o
33 Unspecified
o
11 Occupants
o
7 Motorcyclists
o
5 Pedestrians
o
* Pedal Cyclists
Traffic
18%
Hospitalizations
Other
26%
Fall
50%
Assault
6%
Self
Inflicted
9%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are the second leading cause for
injury related hospitalizations for Monroe County residents.
Annually, 472 Monroe County Residents are hospitalized due to
traffic related injuries.
o
304 Occupants
o
63 Pedestrians
o
62 Motorcyclists
o
24 Pedal Cyclists
o
19 Unspecified
Traffic
9%
ED† Visits
Fall
27%
Other
39%
Traffic
10%
†
Cut /
Pierce
11%
Struck
by,
Against
13%
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries are a leading cause for injury
related outpatient ED† visits for Monroe County residents.
Annually, 5,546 Monroe County Residents are treated and
released from an ED due to traffic related injuries.
o
4,533 Occupants
o
339 Unspecified
o
305 Pedestrians
o
194 Motorcyclists
o
173 Pedal Cyclists
o
2 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