Nonfatal injury emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations among persons under age 65 with an intellectual and developmental disability or deaf or hard of hearing disability

Table 3 Injury characteristics of nonfatal injury emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient hospitalizations (IP) by disability status in Kentucky, 2019–2023

	Injuries Treated in ED and IP
	Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	Deaf or Hard of Hearing Disabilities	No Intellectual and Developmental, Deaf or Hard of Hearing Disabilities
	Rate (Number of Injuries/1,000 Disability Group ED + IP)
Injury Type
Self-harm	120	24	14
Assault	58	54	42
Unintentional fall	385	323	251
Unintentional motor vehicle crash	36	127	119
Drug poisoning	91	61	38
Struck by/Against	106	119	132
Overexertion	16	45	69
Expected Payer
Medicare	142	105	144
Medicaid	124	134	184
Commercial	118	139	216
Self-Pay/Charity	140	153	226
Other	192	239	421
Average Charges	$17,086	$19,550	$5,216
Location of Treatment
ED	223	201	230
IP	56	52	36

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