Injury Rates in Children by Hearing Loss Status
| Hearing Loss Group | Comparison Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury | No. | Rate per 100 | No. | Rate per 100 |
| Overall rate | 179 | 17.72 | 7,863 | 8.58 |
| Traumatic brain injury | 1 | 0.10 | 87 | 0.09 |
| Other head, face, and neck | 49 | 4.85 | 2,125 | 2.32 |
| Spinal cord injury | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Vertebral column injury | 2 | 0.20 | 278 | 0.30 |
| Torso | 9 | 0.89 | 510 | 0.56 |
| Upper extremity | 73 | 7.23 | 2,660 | 2.90 |
| Lower extremity | 50 | 4.95 | 2,214 | 2.42 |
| Other and unspecified | 5 | 0.50 | 372 | 0.41 |
| Fracture | 26 | 2.57 | 1,054 | 1.15 |
| Dislocation | 3 | 0.30 | 137 | 0.15 |
| Sprains and strains | 29 | 2.87 | 1,394 | 1.52 |
| Internal | 1 | 0.10 | 98 | 0.11 |
| Open wound | 40 | 3.96 | 1,807 | 1.97 |
| Contusion, superficial | 72 | 7.13 | 2,738 | 2.99 |
| Burns | 5 | 0.50 | 275 | 0.30 |