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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of Unintentional or Undetermined Intent Drowning (UUID) visits and overall emergency department and urgent care visits in Houston metropolitan area (2018–2022)

From: Using syndromic surveillance for unintentional and undetermined intent drowning surveillance in a large metropolitan area

 

SS UUID visits n (%) 2,692 (100.0)

Overall visits n (%) 24,742,818 (100.0)

Male Sex

1,524 (56.6)

11,091,432 (44.8)

Unknown/Unreported

6 (0.2)

6,682 (0.03)

Children 0–17 years

2,116 (78.6)

14,656,990 (59.2)

Unknown/Unreported

14 (0.5)

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Race

 Black

447 (16.6)

4,179,237 (16.9)

 White

1,621 (60.2)

13,616,812 (55.0)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

112 (4.2)

1,088,759 (4.4)

 Other Racea

421 (15.6)

3,162,453(12.8)

 Unknown/Unreported

91 (3.9)

2,695,557(10.9)

Hispanic Ethnicity

964 (35.8)

9,296,591 (37.6)

Unknown/Unreported

207 (7.7)

3,082,494 (12.5)

  1. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding
  2. Houston Health Department, National Syndromic Surveillance Program
  3. UUID: Unintentional or Undetermined Intent Drowning; SS: Syndromic Surveillance
  4. aOther Race includes American Indian or Alaska Native and other race not mentioned
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