Table 4 Distributions of traumatic categories in traumatic ED cases in Taiwan, 2001–2010
Traumatic category* | ICD-9-CM code | 2001–2002 | 2003–2004 | 2005–2006 | 2007–2008 | 2009–2010 | AAPC | 95 % CI of AAPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||||
1. Fracture of skull, intracranial injury | 800–804 & 850–854 | 11,060 (11.66) | 10,229 (9.77) | 8650 (7.60) | 7429 (6.47) | 7688 (6.09) | −5.5 | −8.0, −2.1 |
2. Fracture of spine and trunk | 805–809 | 870 (0.92) | 835 (0.80) | 989 (0.87) | 1133 (0.99) | 1439 (1.14) | 6.8 | 2.2, 11.6 |
3. Fracture of upper limb | 810–819 | 3058 (3.22) | 3305 (3.16) | 3539 (3.11) | 3819 (3.33) | 4193 (3.32) | 4.0 | 3.5, 4.4 |
4. Fracture of lower limb | 820–829 | 2376 (2.51) | 2511 (2.40) | 2597 (2.28) | 2875 (2.51) | 3432 (2.72) | 4.5 | 1.8, 7.2 |
5. Dislocation | 830–839 | 963 (1.02) | 821 (0.78) | 846 (0.74) | 938 (0.82) | 1037 (0.82) | 1.4 | −3.5, 6.5 |
6. Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles | 840–848 | 3472 (3.66) | 3998 (3.82) | 4441 (3.90) | 4482 (3.91) | 4975 (3.94) | 4.3 | 2.2, 6.3 |
7. Internal injury of chest | 860–862 | 151 (0.16) | 139 (0.13) | 128 (0.11) | 090 (0.08) | 132 (0.10) | −3.5 | −12.3, 6.2 |
8. Internal injury of abdomen and pelvis | 863–869 | 158 (0.17) | 144 (0.14) | 137 (0.12) | 133 (0.12) | 153 (0.12) | −0.7 | −4.6, 3.3 |
9. Open wound of head, neck and trunk | 870–879 | 15,579 (16.43) | 15,939 (15.22) | 15,739 (13.83) | 15,062 (13.12) | 14,221 (11.26) | −1.2 | −2.7, 0.3 |
10. Open wound of upper limb | 880–887 | 14,278 (15.06) | 15,498 (14.80) | 16,147 (14.19) | 15,072 (13.13) | 15,768 (12.48) | 0.9 | −1.4, 3.2 |
11. Open wound of lower limb | 890–897 | 7437 (7.84) | 7506 (7.17) | 7932 (6.97) | 7853 (6.84) | 8149 (6.45) | 1.1 | 0.4, 1.9 |
12. Injury to blood vessels | 900–904 | 660 (0.70) | 944 (0.90) | 671 (0.59) | 232 (0.20) | 194 (0.15) | −17.5 | −33.1, 1.7 |
13. Late effects of injuries and other external causes | 905–909 | 101 (0.11) | 84 (0.08) | 75 (0.07) | 70 (0.06) | 96 (0.08) | −1.4 | −9.6, 7.6 |
14. Superficial injury | 910–919 | 7429 (7.83) | 8580 (8.19) | 10,376 (9.12) | 11,497 (10.02) | 13,376 (10.59) | 7.6 | 6.4, 8.8 |
15. Contusion with intact skin surface | 920–924 | 18,229 (19.22) | 23,468 (22.41) | 28,704 (25.23) | 30,963 (26.98) | 36,358 (28.78) | 8.6 | 5.6, 11.8 |
16. Crush injuries | 925–929 | 1958 (2.06) | 2190 (2.09) | 2237 (1.97) | 2070 (1.80) | 2089 (1.65) | 0.4 | −2.6, 3.4 |
17. Effects of foreign body entering through orifice | 930–939 | 2359 (2.49) | 2661 (2.54) | 2844 (2.50) | 2794 (2.43) | 3023 (2.39) | 2.8 | 0.7, 4.9 |
18. Burns | 940–949 | 3411 (3.60) | 3369 (3.22) | 3320 (2.92) | 3226 (2.81) | 3579 (2.83) | 0.3 | −1.9, 2.5 |
19. Injury to nerves and spinal cord | 950–957 | 107 (0.11) | 155 (0.15) | 163 (0.14) | 179 (0.16) | 227 (0.18) | 8.6 | 3.6, 13.8 |
20. Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries | 958–959 | 1181 (1.25) | 2343 (2.24) | 4246 (3.73) | 4850 (4.23) | 6203 (4.91) | 22.4 | 9.6, 36.7 |