Missouri Resident Unintentional Injury Profile
Total Unintentional Injuries
Deaths
The total number of resident deaths over the 11-year period for which the underlying cause of death was given on the death certificate as unintentional injury or poisoning.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes V01-X59.9, Y85-Y86.
Hospitalizations
The total number of resident hospital discharges for unintentional injuries during the period indicated. Because some people may be admitted more than once, the number of hospital admissions is greater than the number of people they represent.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E800-E869, E880-E929.
Emergency Room Visits
The total number of resident visits to hospital emergency rooms for unintentional injuries during the period indicated. Because some people may visit an emergency room more than once, the number of visits is greater than the number of people they represent.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E800-E869, E880-E929.
Motor Vehicle Traffic
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional injury due to motor vehicle traffic crashes. Excludes those not traffic related.
Note: Because non-traffic-related deaths are excluded, the counts are smaller than those for “Motor Vehicle Accidents” in the Death MICA and in other profiles. This subset of causes is specified by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.International Classification of Diseases ICD-10: V30-V39(.4-.9), V40-V49(.4-.9), V50-V59(.4-.9), V60-V69(.4-.9), V70-V79(.4-.9) V83-V86(.0-.3),V20-V28(.3-.9), V29(.4-.9), V12-V14(.3-.9), V19(.4-.6), V02-V04(.1,.9) V80(.3-5),V81.1,V82.1, V87(.0-.8), V89.2.
These specifications are condensed for brevity. For example, “V12-V14(.3-.9)” means V12.3-V12.9, V13.3-V13.9, and V14.3-V14.9.Hospitalizations
Resident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to motor vehicle traffic way crashes.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E810-E819.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to motor vehicle traffic way crashes.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E810-E819.
Firearm
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional injury due to firearms. These accidents are a small proportion of firearm-related deaths.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes W32-W34.9.
Hospitalizations
Resident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to firearms.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E9220-E9223, E9228, E9229.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to firearms.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) code E9220-E9223, E9228, E9229.
Fall
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional injury due to falls.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes W00-W19.9.
Hospitalizations
Resident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to falls. Excludes those not traffic related.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E880-E886, E888 and E9293.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to falls. Excludes those not traffic related.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E880-E886, E888 and E9293.
Poisoning: Drugs/Alcohol
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional injury due to toxic effects of alcohol or other drugs. Included are accidental drug overdoses and toxic interactions among drugs, whether legal or illegal.
This category excludes deaths attributed to substance abuse and dependence, alcoholic liver disease, and accidents, homicides and other causes indirectly related to use of alcohol or other drugs.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes are X40-X45.9.
Hospitalizations
Resident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to toxic effects of alcohol or other drugs. Intentional poisonings (self-inflicted or assault) are excluded, as are those of undetermined intent.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes are E850-E860.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to toxic effects of alcohol or other drugs.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E850-860
Poisoning: Gas/Cleaner/Caustic
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional injury due to toxic effects of substances not normally ingested. While rare as a cause of death, most deaths in this category are due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes are X46-X49.9.
Hospitalizations
Resident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to toxic effects of substances not normally ingested.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes are E861-E869, E9292.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to toxic effects of substances not normally ingested.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes are E861-E869, E9292.
Fire/Burn
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional injury due to fires or hot objects.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes X00-X19.9.
HospitalizationsResident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to fires and hot objects.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E890-E899, E924 and E9294.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional injury due to fires and hot objects.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes E890-E899, E924 and E9294.
Drowning
Deaths
Resident deaths for the period indicated for which the underlying cause of death was unintentional drowning or submersion. These counts are higher than those for “Accidental drowning and submersion” in the Death MICA, because these include drowning involving watercraft. This subset of causes is specified by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while those in the Death MICA are from the National Center for Health Statistics.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes W65-W74.9, V90-V90.0, and V92-V92.9.
Hospitalizations
Resident hospital discharges for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional drowning and submersion. This includes drowning involving watercraft.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) code E910.
Emergency Room Visits
Resident emergency room visits for the period indicated for which the cause was unintentional drowning and submersion. This includes drowning involving watercraft.International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) code E910.
Injury at Work
Deaths
The total number of resident deaths over the eleven-year period for which the cause was an unintentional injury and the checkbox on the death certificate for injury at work was marked. That is, it includes only those accidents which took place at work. For example, of the motor vehicle accident deaths, only those which took place while the decedent was working are included. This category does not includepersons who died of disease (e.g. heart attack) while at work.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes are V01-X59, Y85-Y86.