Emergency Medical & Trauma Resources

National Trauma Statistics
Trauma kills more people between the ages of 1 and 44 than any disease or illness. Nearly 100,000 people of all ages in the United States die from trauma each year, roughly half of them in automobile crashes.

But it is our children and young adults who are most affected: according to the National Center for Heath Statistics, trauma (unintentional injuries plus homicides) causes:

• 43% of all deaths from age 1 to 4
• 48% of all deaths in ages 5 to 14
• 62% of all deaths in ages 15 to 24

Trauma Facts and Figures

• Trauma is the leading cause of death in the first four decades of lifeMore years of work life lost than cancer and heart disease combined
• 150,000 Deaths annually
• Accounts for > 25% all ED visits
• 1/8 of all hospital beds nationally

Disability

• Permanent disability dwarfs mortality 3:1
• 2 people killed , 350 injured severely enough to have a disabling injury every 10 minutes (7.8 million in costs)

Injuries

• 60 million injuries annually
• 50% require medical care (30 million)
• 3.6 million require hospitalization
• 9 million cause disability
• 300,000 permanent disability

Costs

• $ 400,000,000,000 annually
• lost wages
• medical expenses
• insurance administrative costs