BASIC MARYLAND PERSONAL INJURY

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Maryland Statistics

Serious or severe injuries can have life-long and life-altering ramifications for victims.

In 2009, there were 512,925 injury-related hospital Emergency Department (ED) visits by injured persons, 60,451 injury-related hospital discharges, and 3,474 injury-related deaths in Maryland. These cases incurred injury-related deaths in Maryland. These cases incurred over $227 million in ED charges and $85 million in hospitalization charges. There were 9,000 injury-related ED visits per 100,000 Maryland resident in the year 2009.

There were 1,060.6 injury-related hospital discharges per 100,000 Maryland residents, and the state's injury-relate death rate was 61 per 100,000, in 2009.

Statistically, men in Maryland were more likely than women to suffer a fatal injury in 2009.

Overall, the leading causes of injury-related ED visits in Maryland in 2009 were: (1) falls, (2) being struck by a person or object, and (3) motor vehicle traffic incidents.

Generally, the leading causes of injury-related hospitalization were: (1)falls, (2) poisoning, and (3) motor vehicle traffic accidents.

Finally, the leading causes of injury-related deaths in Maryland in 2009 were: (1) poisoning, (2) motor vehicle related incidents, and (3) firearms.

["Injuries in Maryland - 2009 Statistics on Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths," October 2011, Center for Health Promotion and Education, Family Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygience (MDHMH); www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/Injuries]