| Product Groupings | Estimated
Number |
CV* | No. of
Cases* |
All Ages | 00-04 | 05-14 | 15-24 | 25-64 | 65+ | Male | Female | Treated
&Rel. |
Hosp.
&DOA |
| All Nursery Equipment | 84,666 | .08 | 2,671 | 31.6 | 371.5 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 32.8 | 30.5 | 30.8 | 0.8 |
| All Toys | 136,399 | .07 | 3,776 | 51.0 | 341.4 | 102.7 | 24.6 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 63.9 | 38.4 | 49.9 | 0.9 |
* Estimated Number of Cases: Since NEISS is a probability
sample, each injury case has a statistical weight. National estimates of
product-related injury incidents are derived by summing the statistical
weights for the appropriate injury cases.
* CV (Coefficient of Variation): The CV, the standard
error of the estimate divided by the estimate, is a measure of sampling
variability (errors that occur by chance because observations are made
only on a population sample).
* Number of Cases: This is the actual number of injury
cases collected from the hospitals sampled. Since injury cases have different
statistical weights, these “raw” numbers should not be used for comparative
purposes.
* Product-Related Injuries: These are national estimates
of the number of persons treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments
with consumer product-related injuries during the given time period. The
data system allows for reporting of up to two products for each person’s
injury. Therefore, a person’s injury may be counted in two product groups.
From Consumer Product Safety Review 1998
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